expression / godan ~く verb:

• to continue without end; to go on to eternity

godan ~す verb:

• to pose; to be affected; to put on an air

noun / ~の noun:

• payment moratorium; extension on payment; respite for payment

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

noun:

• head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest ➜ 真っ向【まっこう】

noun:

• view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage

noun:

• publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange

noun:

• glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to thin out; to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to live; to make a living; to get on with

~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

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