particle:

• indicates direct object of action
• indicates subject of causative expression
• indicates an area traversed
• indicates time (period) over which action takes place
• indicates point of departure or separation of action
• indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc. ➜ が・が・が

noun:

• batting
• butting
• intruding on someone else's turf
• having a time or schedule conflict

noun:

• start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning
• event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar
• opening a sealed jar or container

noun / ~の noun:

• early ripening rice - usu. 早稲
• early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.) - usu. 早生
• person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age - usu. 早生

noun:

• overhang
• poster; placard; notice ➜ 貼り出し
• extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank - Sumo term

noun:

• holding a job; being employed ［ゆうしょく］ Antonym: 無職
• being learned; being knowledgeable - archaism
• having great artistic talent; being a skilled performer - archaism
• being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy
• adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry
• murdering one's teacher or a government official - archaism ➜ 八虐

noun / ~する noun:

• going in the opposite direction
• going against the wind
• running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

expression / noun:

• good thing; nice thing ➜ いい事【いいこと】
• good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜を良いことに(して) ➜ いい事【いいこと】

interjection:

• interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language ➜ いい事【いいこと】

noun / ~する noun:

• wind blowing down, coming over a mountain

noun:

• immediately after one's draw - Mahjong term
• winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left - Mahjong term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over ➜ 裏返す
• to look at it from another perspective - usu. as 裏を返せば
• to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sleek; smooth - onomatopoeia
• thin (of a liquid)
• without hesitation or delay

conjunction:

• used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
• after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
• used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.

noun:

• rock (in rock, paper, scissors game) ➜ じゃん拳・グー

adverb / noun:

• sound made through constricted throat - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐうの音も出ない
• sound made in suffering or under adversity - onomatopoeia

noun / suffix noun:

• taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal

noun:

• last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
• active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)

prefix:

• emphatic or formal prefix - before a verb

noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

particle:

• particle indicating a command - particle always used at sentence-end
• particle indicating mild enthusiasm - often as ことね - female language
• particle indicating a gentle interrogative
• particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion - at sentence end as ことよ

expression:

• in the middle of something; busy with something
• in commotion as a result of something untoward happening
• currently importing or capturing data

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to read a kanji with a different pronunciation
• to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read
• to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term - Law term

noun:

• Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort) ➜ 大谷渡
• Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant) ➜ 隠れ蓑
• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. ➜ 三角柏

noun:

• backyard
• background
• room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room) - colloquialism

noun / suffix:

• public matter; governmental matter ➜ 私【し】
• prince; duke

noun / suffix noun:

• lord; sir

suffix noun:

• familiar or derogatory suffix - after a name, etc.

noun:

• scorch; burn; scorching
• burnt rice ➜ お焦げ【おこげ】
• part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

noun:

• one's business - archaism - polite language
• reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha
• bargain; discount
• money paid to a prostitute or geisha

noun:

• turnover (of possession) - Sports term
• (metabolic) turnover
• egg cooked on both sides; eggs over easy - From English
• number of strokes in a set time or distance (swimming) - Sports term