noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun:

• grammatical rule allowing the usage of the continuative form as a conjunction

noun:

• envelope containing betrothal money and given as part of a betrothal gift

noun:

• kanji radical 35 when at the bottom (as in the character for summer)

noun:

• using money as a weapon; power of money

noun:

• classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western

noun:

• location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)

adjectival noun:

• clear (miracle, sign from the Gods) manifest - archaism
• plain as day; obvious; clear - archaism

noun:

• ambrosia (drink conferring immortality)
• drink used as an offering (to the gods)

expression / conjunction:

• no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

godan ~る verb:

• to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

noun:

• student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to keep face; to save face; to not lose face

expression:

• danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object) [literal] - proverb

conjunction:

• if it happens that; if we make ...; if we take ...; if we assume ...

noun:

• udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)
• something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years)
• Japanese fiber banana flower ➜ 芭蕉
• green lacewing eggs ➜ 草蜉蝣

ichidan verb:

• to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to pretend not to know; to feign ignorance ➜ 空とぼける
• to tell a lie; to lie

adjective:

• good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable - also いい (all senses) ➜ いい
• sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared ➜ いい
• profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ➜ いい
• OK ➜ いい

noun:

• volume (sound level)
• volume (books)
• volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); bulk; bulkiness; mass ➜ ボリュームサラダ
• any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

expression:

• a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; a firm fence keeps the dogs out [literal] - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• tone-deafness; amusia; having no ear for music

adjectival noun:

• tone-deaf; off-key

suffix:

• having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

expression:

• the student has become the master; blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo [literal] - proverb