noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

expression / adjective:

• to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be knocked out; to be overwhelmed; to be flabbergasted; to be thrown for a loop

noun / ~の noun:

• eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land - four character idiom

noun:

• mirror - archaism - obscure term
• Mafutsu no Kagami (alternate name for Yata no Kagami, the mirror of the Imperial regalia) ➜ 八咫鏡

expression:

• the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad - idiom

expression:

• if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

expression / ichidan verb:

• to accept help; to get help; to ask for help - idiom ➜ 手を貸す

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to snatch; to kidnap; to abduct - also written as 浚う
• to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

noun:

• grounds south of a building; southern garden
• garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace) ➜ 紫宸殿

expression:

• most thrilling relationships for a man (another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife)

noun:

• day-care center (usu. for the elderly) (centre); day center - From English "day home"

noun:

• heliox; gas mixture of helium and oxygen; often hypoxic gas mix used by divers; medical gas used for its low density and easy breathing

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm) ➜ 田舎間

expression / noun:

• brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse)
• quickie (in a brothel); short sexual act
• just a short moment; a little while; an instant - orig. meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance - usu. ていし
• suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person ［ちょうじ］

noun:

• fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed)
• location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra ［しゅらじょう］ ➜ 阿修羅【あしゅら】・帝釈天【たいしゃくてん】
• difficulties (in a love relationship) ［しゅらば］ - colloquialism
• crunch time (esp. for cartoonists) ［しゅらば］ - colloquialism

adverbial noun / noun:

• to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

adverb / ~と adverb:

• all together in a line; all together in a lump - archaism - onomatopoeia
• dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

noun:

• graphics software; software for graphics - IT term

noun:

• temperature sensitivity; sensitivity of the demand for electricity to a change of the atmospheric temperature

noun:

• female role (e.g. in film); female part
• occupation deemed fit for a woman
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - slang