noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

expression / noun:

• group of independents; usu. informal grouping of independent politicians in the National Diet or in prefectural assemblies

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to project or protrude too much; to be too forward; to obtrude

noun:

• beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar

noun:

• Western word or sentence
• word created by translating components of a Western word

noun / suffix:

• paying (or paying out) double; (after number N) paying N times as much

noun:

• condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete); apartment building; apartment house; apartment; flat - From English "mansion"

noun:

• kanji "box" or "country" radical (radical 31); radical consisting of an enclosing box

noun:

• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

noun:

• no profit; no gain; no loss or gain - From English "plus minus zero"

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

interjection:

• (expression of) effort or strain; Yo-heave-ho!

~する noun:

• to butter up; to suck up to

godan ~る verb:

• to begin to crumble
• to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object

noun:

• flower basket ［はなかご・はなこ］
• flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals ［はなかご・けこ］ - usu. けこ - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival)

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally / ~する noun:

• opening a branch office; opening a store

noun:

• supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to the Earth

noun:

• breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth

noun:

• autumn equinox holiday (Sep 23 or 24); fall equinox holiday; autumnal equinox

noun:

• of great build or stature
• great number of soldiers; great army

noun:

• (very) short story or article; short short story; conté

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close ➜ 睦ぶ

expression / ichidan verb:

• to add meat (or weight); to add substance (to an essay, etc.)

noun:

• lead tree (lead or zinc in a solution of acetate of lead)

noun:

• male bragging; male conceit
• bragging about one's husband or (male) lover ➜ 女自慢