noun / ~の noun:

• major company; big company
• front castle gate
• force attacking the front of a castle

noun / ~する noun:

• base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself - in the form 首を吊る ➜ 首を吊る
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) - usually written using kana alone
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); booth babe
• hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.)
• companion - orig. meaning

noun:

• great and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location; splendid place

noun:

• great and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location; splendid place

noun:

• standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
• being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
• high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation - Finance term

adjectival noun / noun:

• strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a sticker for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules - four character idiom

noun:

• elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school

expression:

• you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese? - slang

conjunction:

• or; or else

ichidan verb:

• to feel; to sense; to experience

noun:

• common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

noun:

• stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
• rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.

noun:

• visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters

noun:

• visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer

noun:

• stone bathtub
• steam bath taken inside a cavern or stone chamber

noun:

• woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services ➜ 茶屋・色茶屋

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

noun:

• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) - archaism

noun:

• plot (of a story)

noun / ~する noun:

• plotting (a graph)

noun:

• a gold mine; a provider of funds

noun:

• a person of high morals; a Taoist

noun:

• admissibility of a party (to a suit)