expression / noun:

• more or less right; you are on the right track; getting warm ➜ いい線行く

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

noun:

• Kasuga Festival (held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara on March 13)

noun:

• book of stamps (each confirming donation to a temple on a pilgrimage)

noun:

• moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play - obscure term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen) ➜ 胴掛け

noun / ~する noun:

• flat display; stacking something flat (e.g. lying on its side, faceup)

noun / ~の noun:

• transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself
• artificial fly (for fishing)

noun:

• mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

noun:

• imminent danger; like a carp stuck in a puddle on the road [literal]

noun:

• restrictions on the use of colors by ranks of Heian era courtiers - archaism ➜ 許し色・黄丹

noun:

• boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats

noun:

• climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope

noun:

• debt bondage (ritsuryo system); forced labor on failure to pay a debt

noun / ~する noun:

• backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to elevate ➜ 手を挙げる
• to do up (one's hair) ➜ 髪を上げる
• to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
• to land (a boat)
• to deep-fry ［揚げる］
• to show someone (into a room)
• to summon (for geishas, etc.) ［揚げる］ - usually written using kana alone
• to send someone (away)
• to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
• to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
• to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) ➜ 声を上げる
• to earn (something desirable)
• to praise
• to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
• to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
• to arrest ［挙げる］
• to nominate ［挙げる］
• to give ［上げる］ - polite language
• to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ［上げる］
• to bear (a child)
• to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
• to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 作り上げる
• to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language ➜ 申し上げる

noun / ~する noun:

• practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

noun:

• fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan) - abbreviation ➜ 東海道五十三次【とうかいどうごじゅうさんつぎ】

noun / ~する noun:

• choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location

noun:

• standpoint; position

adverb:

• incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

noun:

• (professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman
• mate (on a ship); officer ➜ 航海士

noun / ~する noun:

• pitching in consecutive games - Baseball term
• making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments

noun:

• clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it