noun:

• cloud; look of the sky; movement of clouds
• kabuki accessory representing a cloud
• type of strange mist appearing in the sky, used for divination

noun:

• swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine
• tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year - abbreviation ➜ 大服茶

noun:

• speech; tongue; talk; eloquence ［弁・辯］

suffix noun:

• dialect; brogue; accent ［弁・辯］

noun:

• bento; Japanese box lunch ［弁・辨］ - abbreviation ➜ 弁当【べんとう】
• petal ［弁・瓣］ ➜ 花弁【はなびら】

noun / ~の noun:

• valve ［弁・瓣］

noun:

• Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices ［弁・辨］ ➜ 太政官・弁官

adverb:

• now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something); at this point of time
• afresh; anew; again

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to take for granted; to assume
• to pretend (to be); to act as if one were ...; to fancy oneself as being
• to do intentionally; to persist in doing

noun:

• men's things; menswear; men's wear

~の noun:

• men's; for men

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to elevate ➜ 手を挙げる
• to do up (one's hair) ➜ 髪を上げる
• to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
• to land (a boat)
• to deep-fry ［揚げる］
• to show someone (into a room)
• to summon (for geishas, etc.) ［揚げる］ - usually written using kana alone
• to send someone (away)
• to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
• to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
• to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) ➜ 声を上げる
• to earn (something desirable)
• to praise
• to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
• to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
• to arrest ［挙げる］
• to nominate ［挙げる］
• to give ［上げる］ - polite language
• to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ［上げる］
• to bear (a child)
• to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
• to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 作り上げる
• to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language ➜ 申し上げる

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to train; to teach; to educate
• to acquire (information); to learn; to cram
• to stock; to stock up on
• to prepare (esp. ingredients for brewing)
• to insert; to build into; to fit

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to take care of - archaism
• to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with - archaism ➜ 持て余す

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child
• to provide for a child (children)

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:

• to ripen; to mature
• to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
• to be in common use; to come to sound natural
• to become skilled

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to ripen; to mature
• to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
• to be in common use; to come to sound natural
• to become skilled

noun / suffix noun:

• seat; place; position
• status
• gathering; group
• stand; pedestal; platform
• (historical) trade guild

suffix:

• attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations

suffix / counter:

• counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs ➜ 里神楽

noun:

• pivot hinge (using extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ➜ 猿

noun:

• bench used by kabuki actors during performance ［合い引き・合引き］
• for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time
• responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire

noun / ~する noun:

• follow
• follow-up; following up - abbreviation
• backing-up; covering for; patching things up; support
• follow-up shot - Sports term

noun:

• tailwind; following wind - abbreviation

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
• to confuse; to mistake something for something else

noun:

• rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles
• hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste

noun:

• university; college ➜ 総合大学
• former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) - abbreviation ➜ 大学寮・国学【こくがく】
• the Great Learning (one of the Four Books) ➜ 四書

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a stab at arousing someone's interest - idiom
• (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
• to offer water before a grave

noun:

• tools for machine operation and maintenance
• machine tool; power tool; cutting tool
• machines and tools

adverb:

• by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately; intentionally ➜ 好む

noun:

• rich person; wealthy person
• taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

noun:

• clothes for wearing near home; casual clothes - From English "one mile wear"

noun / ~する noun:

• not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence