noun:

• fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength) - from 出来合いのレース - abbreviation

noun:

• cutover; cut-over; starting new (IT) equipment; transferring from the old to a new (hardware and/or software) system - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word

noun / ~する noun:

• downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.) Antonym: 昇級

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

noun:

• thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito) ➜ 太糸・玉糸・熨斗糸

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak - proverb

noun:

• Maratha; Mahratta; member of the Hindu people of Maharashtra (esp. a member of the royal or military caste)

noun:

• divine grace; divine protection; boon from the gods (or the emperor, etc.) - archaism - honorific language

interjection:

• all right; so far so good; said quietly (or thought) to oneself when glad that things have gone as hoped - derived from 占める ➜ 占めた【しめた】

noun / suffix noun:

• coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
• attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
• start; beginning
• origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage)
• architectural member that projects outward
• highest point of the stern of a ship
• amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc. - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

noun / ~する noun:

• accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)

noun / ~する noun:

• sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in
• to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
• to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades) ➜ 撃ち込む
• to input (data); to enter
• to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for
• to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.) - Sports term
• to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in - Martial Arts term
• to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation
• to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

suffix noun:

• from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
• aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above

noun:

• first volume (e.g. book) ➜ 下【げ】・上巻

noun / prefix:

• superior quality; best; top; high class
• going up
• governmental; imperial
• presenting; showing

prefix:

• ana- (medical, biol.)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
• to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
• to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
• to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances
• to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with
• to download; to copy from a computer to another medium - IT term
• to make someone swoon (judo) - Martial Arts term
• to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
• to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
• to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
• to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
• to spend (time); to live one's life
• to pass (down the line)
• to affix okurigana ➜ 送り仮名

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to move (house); to transfer (department)
• to change the target of interest or concern
• to elapse (passage of time)
• to be permeated by a colour or scent
• to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire) - usually written using kana alone

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer
• to change the object of one's interest or focus
• to spend or take time
• to infect ➜ 風邪を移す
• to permeate something with the smell or colour of something
• to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.) ➜ 実行に移す

expression / adverb:

• by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
• whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
• on no account; by no means - with. neg. verb
• in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do ➜ 兼ねない

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
• to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
• to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
• to think of the future (as well as the present)

noun:

• anchor (of a ship) ➜ 錨【いかり】
• last runner or swimmer in a relay team
• news anchor; news presenter - abbreviation ➜ アンカーマン
• anchor (clock component); pallet fork ➜ アンクル
• anchor (HTML) - IT term
• link to previous post (e.g. in web forums) - IT term ➜ レスアンカー

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)
• to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
• to be blessed (e.g. with a child)
• to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)