noun:

• well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends
• pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses
• number sign; hash ➜ 番号記号

noun:

• the five virtues
• tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand
• family crest in the shape of such an object

noun:

• pornographic pose (spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter 'M')

noun:

• decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi - obscure term ➜ 忘れ緒

noun:

• southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)

noun:

• Tilapia (large genus of cichlid fish in the Cichlidae family endemic to Africa and the Middle East)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
• to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
• to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on an air; to assume an attitude
• to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
• to plan; to scheme

noun:

• false start; jumping the gun - From English "flying start"
• flying start; running start
• broadcasting a television or radio program a few minutes before its scheduled time

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out
• to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

noun:

• beginning of the year; early in the New Year

noun / ~の noun:

• the other world; world of the dead; netherworld

noun:

• by the end of this week; within the week

expression / noun:

• the Fall of Man (in Christian theology); the Fall

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of

noun:

• landing in the face of the enemy; opposed landing

noun:

• inside the Imperial Palace
• Department of the Imperial Household ➜ 宮内省

noun:

• division of the night (from approx. 7 pm to 5 am) into five 2-hour periods - archaism
• the fifth of these periods (approx. 3 am to 5 am)

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

godan ~す verb:

• to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with the tide

expression:

• look at both sides of the thing; look at both sides of the shield [literal] - proverb

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
• to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
• to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
• to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
• to take root
• to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
• to side with; to belong to
• to possess; to haunt ➜ 憑く
• to be lit; to be lighted ➜ 点く
• to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
• to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
• to be sensed; to be perceived
• to be lucky - from 運がつく

suffix / godan ~く verb:

• to become (a state, condition, etc.) - after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words ➜ 付く【づく】

noun:

• district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

noun / ~する noun:

• assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)

noun:

• record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

noun:

• displacement (e.g. of a ship)
• volume of wastewater