expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture - idiom

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• picture-perfect; picturesque - idiom

expression:

• (as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; fact - from ことでは
• (it is a ~) thing; matter; fact - from ことじゃ, equiv. to ことだ - Kansai dialect

noun:

• handheld game console; portable game console ➜ 携帯型ゲーム機
• game software for a handheld game console

expression / ~の noun:

• as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

noun:

• blue return; blue-paper income-tax return; type of income tax return filing which allows for special income deductions ➜ 白色申告

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye

noun:

• private secretary
• flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank - derogatory term
• someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier; carrying a bag

noun:

• Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple - abbreviation of 栴檀林 - Buddhism term ➜ 栴檀
• Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry) - abbreviation ➜ 俳諧・談林風・談林派

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap

expression:

• I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...

noun:

• cabinetwork; joinery - usu. 指(し)物
• hair ornament; hairpin - often 挿(し)物
• colours; banner; small banner worn by soldiers during battle (for identification) from the Sengoku period to the end of the Edo period - archaism

noun:

• sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar
• turtleneck (sweater)
• someone who cannot swim

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along
• to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce
• to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke ［さそう］

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about
• to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to be equal to; to be as good as; to be a match for; to rival

noun:

• steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot - 井籠 (rarely 井篭) refers to a square basket
• soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating the causative - せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す
• auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something - usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc. - humble language
• auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions - as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc. - honorific language

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told - humble language
• to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to visit - humble language
• to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) - from 御機嫌を伺う

noun:

• building on the greater palace grounds used by the emperor for viewing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. ➜ 大内裏
• martial arts practice hall at Heian Shrine (est. in 1895 by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, now defunct)

expression:

• You must seize every golden opportunity; Strike while the iron is hot; When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price - four character idiom

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to finish; to end; to be completed
• to merely result in something less severe than expected
• to feel at ease
• to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry - in the negative ➜ すみません

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console; to be kind to; to appreciate
• to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse; to soothe

expression:

• everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way - proverb

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to invite; to ask
• to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
• to call in; to send for; to summon
• to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in