~する verb (spec.):

• to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

noun:

• navicular bone (largest wrist bone on the thumb side); scaphoid (bone)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to wake up; to awake
• to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
• to come to one's senses

numeric / prefix:

• one - １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents ➜ ワン

~の noun / suffix:

• best

~の noun:

• first; foremost

noun:

• beginning; start
• ace (playing card) ➜ エース
• bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

noun:

• announcer; presenter; broadcaster; reporter
• in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

noun:

• shot; charge; explosion
• blow; punch
• home run - Baseball term

noun / adverbial noun:

• try; attempt

noun:

• win on the first go-around after calling riichi - Mahjong term

noun:

• scabbard; sheath
• cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; sleeve
• margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission - Business term
• enclosure; outer fence

noun:

• small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below) ➜ 雅楽【ががく】

noun:

• cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) - Sumo term
• kimono made for young children

noun:

• bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews), such as that included on DVDs of movies, television programs, etc.

noun:

• Ama no Mihashira; the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed - archaism ➜ オノコロ島

noun:

• narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times ➜ 竹簡

noun:

• Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties

noun:

• three-pronged vajra flung by Kukai on his return from China to determine the Holy Land of Esoteric Buddism - Buddhism term

noun:

• celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.) - slang ➜ お姉・キャラ

expression / noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to get away; to manage to hold on

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to count on; to anticipate; to expect

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to rely on

expression / ichidan verb:

• to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to despise; to scorn; to look down on

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to despise; to belittle; to look down on ➜ 軽んじる

ichidan verb:

• to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on