noun:

• scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
• serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

noun:

• (a) jump
• splashes (usu. of mud)
• upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo) - often 撥ね
• close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

noun:

• foot - esp. 足
• leg - esp. 脚,肢
• gait
• pace
• bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji - usu. 脚
• means of transportation ［足］
• money; coin - archaism ➜ お足

noun:

• life; life force - sometimes written as 生命 ➜ 生命
• lifetime; lifespan
• most important thing; foundation; core
• paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) - archaism
• fate; destiny; karma - archaism

noun:

• hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
• sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi - also タレ - usually written using kana alone
• (in kendo) loin guard
• kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character

suffix noun:

• -ass; -head - used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone's nature; also ったれ - derogatory term

noun:

• plate; dish; platter; disc ➜ お皿

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving; helping; course

noun:

• kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

noun:

• structure; construction; appearance
• posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance
• readiness; determination; preparedness
• kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji) - e.g. 門

noun:

• capital letter
• first character of a dictionary entry
• matrix (printing)
• kanji corresponding to furigana

noun:

• six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison)
• six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory)
• six principles of calligraphy
• six classes of kanji characters ➜ 六書

noun / ~する noun:

• pardon; extenuation; excuse ［かしゃく］
• borrowing ［かしゃく］

noun:

• borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word

noun:

• hair on one's head
• head; top of one's head
• kanji "hair" radical at top ［かみがしら］

noun:

• country's official writing system; native script
• kana ➜ 仮名【かな】
• kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) ➜ 漢字

noun:

• line (i.e. of text); row; verse
• carya (austerities) - Buddhism term
• samskara (formations) - Buddhism term
• running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji) - abbreviation ➜ 行書

noun:

• payment; bill; account
• sweeping; clearing away
• sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

noun:

• head
• hair (on one's head)
• mind; brains; intellect ［あたま］
• leader; chief; boss; captain
• top; tip
• beginning; start
• head; person ［あたま］
• top structural component of a kanji ［かしら］
• pair ［あたま］ - colloquialism - Mahjong term ➜ 雀頭【ジャントー】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
• to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
• to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
• to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open
• to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
• to open (ports, borders, etc.)
• to open (an account)
• to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ➜ 拓く
• to open (a file, etc.) - IT term
• to extract (root); to reduce (equation) - Mathematics term
• to cut open (fish) - as 魚を開く - Food term
• to change (kanji into hiragana)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to flare (e.g. skirt)
• to slacken (into a poor posture) - as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc. - Sports term