expression / adjective:

• sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue ➜ 口が悪い

noun:

• braid; plaited cord

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to strangle to death

noun:

• black-currant (Ribes nigrum)

noun / ~の noun:

• air-borne infection

noun:

• elimination by lottery

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• glutton; gourmand

noun:

• Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)

noun:

• memorial tower

noun:

• bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry

noun:

• Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

noun / ~する noun:

• dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

noun:

• smut fungus (Microbotryum violaceum)

expression:

• clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer

godan ~く verb:

• to tower

noun:

• traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• easy (e.g. explanation, description); plain; familiar
• informal (e.g. greeting, expression); friendly; affable (e.g. person)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be palatable; to suit one's taste

noun:

• decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; rotten wood
• obscure, meaningless life (metaphor) ➜ 朽ちる

noun:

• union dues

noun:

• dialect; accent

noun:

• thatched roof

noun:

• chain of yarn

noun:

• bending - obscure term

noun:

• land given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)