expression / ichidan verb:

• to project a shadow; to cast a shadow

noun:

• skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)

noun:

• surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder - obscure term ➜ 周面摩擦

noun:

• substance of a sin; source of a sin

godan ~る verb:

• to catch a taxi; to take a taxi - slang ➜ タクシー

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run a shop; to have a shop

noun / ~する noun:

• conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract

noun:

• tip of a sword; point of a sword ➜ 剣先【けんさき】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to crack a joke; to tell a joke

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fight a battle; to have a fight

noun:

• conditions of a contract; terms of a contract

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to make a net; to knit a net

noun:

• centre of a prefecture; heart of a prefecture

noun:

• formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono

noun:

• special licence plate beginning with 8 used by police, ambulance, etc. vehicles
• special use vehicle (e.g. police car, ambulance, sprinkler truck, etc.) - colloquialism

noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

adverb:

• hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be wide-eyed (in surprise); to open one's eyes wide (in wonder); to be amazed (at, by)

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

noun / adverb:

• hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something

noun:

• Northern Di people; northern barbarians; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non- ethnic Chinese to the north - archaism - derogatory term

noun:

• designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated boryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency ➜ 暴力団

~の noun / noun:

• not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar - From English "no mark"
• unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled