noun:

• Japanese traditional architectural style where the main entrance is on one or both of the gabled sides ➜ 平入り

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another ➜ 密会・乳繰り合う

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to search for; to seek for; to look for

adverb / interjection:

• why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for ➜ どうやって

noun:

• taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things
• starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto)
• resuming work after the New Year's vacation ➜ 仕事始め

noun:

• (one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

noun:

• one bunch; one bundle; one lot

noun:

• one edge; one end; one side

noun:

• mouthful; morsel; bite
• gulp; sip; draft; draught
• one word; in short
• one share; one contribution

noun:

• one-on-one fight; one-to-one fight - slang

noun:

• gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration)
• family celebration; private celebration

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to open (e.g. doors) - esp. 開く
• to open (e.g. business, etc.) - esp. 開く
• to be empty - esp. 空く
• to be vacant; to be available; to be free - esp. 空く
• to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) - esp. 明く
• to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) - esp. 明く
• to come to an end - esp. 明く

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) - esp. 明く

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events) ➜ 穴が開く

noun:

• form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)

noun:

• inactive bank account (no withdrawals or deposits made, and to which the owner's rights have been terminated)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to compete for the first place; to be one of the best

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it - often Ｘの一言に尽きる

noun:

• the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms) ➜ 六道

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• spring; springtime
• New Year
• prime (of one's life, etc.)
• adolescence; puberty
• sexuality

noun:

• native Japanese reading of a Chinese character ➜ 音【おん】

noun / suffix:

• precept; lesson; one's teachings ➜ 処世訓【しょせいくん】

noun / ~する noun:

• sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

adverb / adjectival noun:

• intently; single‐mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart ➜ 一向【ひたぶる】

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; calmly; without worries
• (growing) quickly

noun:

• just cause; good reason; pretext; justification - four character idiom
• duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.) - four character idiom

adverb:

• just (now)
• quite (near)
• unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)

suffix noun / noun:

• itself

noun:

• one's own body; oneself

adverb:

• originally; naturally; by nature; from the start