noun:

• meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine ➜ 血合い

expression / ichidan verb:

• to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question - idiom

adjectival noun:

• comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country

noun:

• getting paid to go out drinking (usu. a set amount to cover the taxi fare home) ➜ ギャラ

noun / ~する noun:

• arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan

noun:

• private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school" - colloquialism ➜ エスカレーター学校

noun:

• private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; escalator school [literal] - colloquialism ➜ エスカレーター校

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
• to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
• to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)

expression / prefix:

• to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ... - with noun+する or noun+をverb

expression:

• it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that
• on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision ➜ 勝手に

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy - humble language ➜ 貰う
• to eat; to drink - humble language - polite language
• to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) - orig. meaning
• to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)

auxiliary verb / godan ~く verb:

• to get somebody to do something - follows a verb in "-te" form - humble language ➜ 貰う【もらう】

noun:

• being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place - four character idiom

noun:

• cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's bones [literal] - idiom

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi - read as "ka" ➜ 箇【か】
• counter for articles - read as "ko" ➜ 個【こ】

particle:

• indicates possessive (esp. in place names) - read as "ga" ➜ が

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

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

godan ある verb (spec.):

• to give; to confer; to bestow - honorific language
• to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor - honorific language

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict
• to encounter; to meet
• to clash

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pat; to rub
• to comb (hair); to smooth down

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone) ➜ 化する

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to rise above; to transcend ➜ 立ち【たち】
• to surpass; to be superior to ➜ 立ち【たち】
• to go out; to come around

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict ➜ ぶつかる
• to encounter; to meet ➜ ぶつかる
• to clash ➜ ぶつかる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
• to turn ➜ 折れる【おれる】
• to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked