expression:

• those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion; a honeyed tongue with a heart of gall - archaism ➜ 巧言令色

noun:

• mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back ➜ 鸞鳥
• (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp) ［らんけい］ ➜ 夷則・十二律

noun:

• mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol) - from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740

expression:

• Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles [literal]; words said when making a pinky swear - idiom ➜ 指切り【ゆびきり】

noun:

• white sandbar; white sandbank
• area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles
• gravel separating a Noh stage from the audience
• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism ➜ お白州

noun / ~する noun:

• reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
• contract; subscription; pledge
• programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
• taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

noun:

• category killer; retailer that sells a wide selection of a given category of goods - Business term

noun:

• waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship)
• water hose outlet (for firefighting)

noun:

• title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra)
• title on a scroll or rolled book ➜ 巻き物【まきもの】

expression / adjectival noun:

• crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing) - humorous term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

suffix:

• particularly; especially
• indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat
• indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat ➜ 食わせる
• to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep
• to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer
• to deceive; to cheat; to trick ➜ 一杯食わす

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat ➜ 食わす
• to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep
• to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer
• to deceive; to cheat; to trick ➜ 一杯食わせる

noun:

• ingredients; material
• material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; data
• basis (for a decision); grounds; evidence
• (market) factor - Finance term

noun:

• design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
• banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause; objective

noun / ~する noun:

• growing en masse in a location (plants) ［ぐんせい］
• living gregariously (animals, people); living in a community ［ぐんせい］

noun:

• all animate creation - Buddhism term

expression:

• even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods - proverb

noun:

• protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps)

counter:

• counter for book covers

expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp ［印す・標す］ - archaism
• to show a sign (i.e. an omen)

noun:

• painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip) ➜ 直筆【ちょくひつ】

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate
• to pretend; to feign; to affect; to disguise oneself as

noun:

• reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs
• true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality - Buddhism term