conjunction:

• but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

particle:

• even
• however; no matter how; even if; even though
• ... or something
• either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... - as 〜でも〜でも

prefix:

• pseudo-; quack; in-name-only - before an occupation, etc.
• for lack of anything better to do - before an occupation, etc. ➜ でもしか

noun:

• distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)
• dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish
• var. of thick, traditional Japanese paper

noun:

• face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
• ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
• tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
• to be ready; to be completed
• to be made; to be built
• to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
• to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
• to grow; to be raised
• to become pregnant

noun:

• different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes - four character idiom ➜ 同工異曲【どうこういきょく】

noun:

• imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War
• portrait or photo of a person of high rank - honorific language

expression:

• a dime a dozen; two a penny

pre-noun adjectival:

• such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of ➜ あんな・こんな・どんな

pre-noun adjectival:

• such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of - Hiroshima dialect ➜ そんな

pre-noun adjectival:

• such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ そんな

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
• to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope - idiom

noun:

• eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
• child who carries on the family name
• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領【すべおさ】
• head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period) - archaism

noun:

• main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough

noun / ~の noun:

• pension (esp. public servant's)

noun:

• a lord giving a land holding to a vassal - archaism ➜ 恩地

noun:

• (over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place - four character idiom

noun:

• bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat

noun:

• two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman) - archaism

~する verb (spec.):

• to obey; to submit; to defer; to yield; to abide
• to serve (e.g. in the army, or a sentence in jail (gaol))
• to observe (e.g. mourning) - also pronounced ぶくする
• to drink (tea, medicine, etc.) - also pronounced ぶくする

godan ~す verb:

• to obey; to submit; to defer; to yield; to abide ➜ 服する
• to serve (e.g. in the army, or a sentence in jail (gaol))
• to observe (e.g. mourning)
• to drink (tea, medicine, etc.)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to fish
• to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through ［あさる］

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge ［あさる］

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing; looking at - humble language - polite language

adverb:

• at any time; soon

adverb:

• at least

adverbial noun / noun:

• simultaneous; all at once