noun:

• the hundredth year
• out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
• rare chance; unusually good fortune

noun:

• opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side Antonym: 表【おもて】
• rear; back; behind
• lining; inside
• in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind one's back
• more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
• proof ➜ 裏付け
• opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary ➜ 裏をかく
• inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
• bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning) - Baseball term Antonym: 表【おもて】

noun:

• humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
• safety; health; well-being; one's situation

adjectival noun:

• in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper - usu. as ご機嫌 ➜ ご機嫌【ごきげん】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about ➜ 省みる【かえりみる】
• to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder
• to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration - usu. in the negative

noun:

• samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) ［さんまい］ - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

suffix noun:

• being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content - usu. ざんまい
• prone to; apt to - usu. ざんまい

noun:

• humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits - honorific language - polite language ➜ 機嫌
• safety; health; well-being; one's situation - honorific language - polite language

adjectival noun:

• in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

~の noun:

• collared; having a collar

noun:

• lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar - archaism
• one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos - obscure term ➜ 襟元

adverb:

• at last; at length ➜ やっと
• barely; just; by the skin of one's teeth

interjection:

• yo-ho!; heave-ho! ［やっとこさ・やっとこせ］ ➜ やっとこまかせ

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun:

• near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ➜ 近い

suffix noun:

• nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to

adverb:

• shortly; soon

noun:

• defeat; loss; losing (a game)

suffix:

• failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ➜ 名前負け【なまえまけ】

noun:

• discount; loss (on a sale)

noun:

• wing
• Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ［よく］ - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・朱雀【すざく】

suffix / counter:

• counter for birds or bird wings ［よく］ - archaism

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pull; to draw; to pull tight
• to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
• to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
• to drag; to haul; to tow
• to lead (e.g. one's followers)
• to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
• to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join
• to delay; to prolong
• to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
• to quote; to cite; to reference
• to pull the ball - Baseball term
• to wear; to put on

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
• to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
• to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
• to break (a bill); to change; to make change - oft. 札を崩す, etc.
• to write in cursive style; to write in running style - oft. as 字を崩す
• to break into a smile; to let off a smile - as 顔を崩す, etc.
• to lower (a price)

noun / ~の noun:

• another place; somewhere else; strange parts ➜ 他所【たしょ】

noun:

• outside (one's family or group); those people Antonym: 内【うち】
• unrelated matter - often as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc. ➜ よそにする

noun:

• thorn; spine; prickle
• splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
• biting words

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to run (race, esp. horse); to dash
• to gallop (one's horse); to canter
• to advance (against one's enemy) - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• middle of the road; centrism; moderation; golden mean

noun:

• the middle (of what one is doing); half-way
• middle way; middle path - Buddhism term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to turn over; to turn around ➜ 身を翻す
• to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to take back (one's words)
• to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master
• to order (one's life)
• to repair (a fault one has committed)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to get entangled; to get tangled; to tangle
• to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over ➜ 舌が縺れる
• to become complicated

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to tickle
• to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to appeal to; to flatter
• to make laugh; to amuse; to entertain

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.)
• to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into
• to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up - Sumo term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to float
• to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp
• to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet ➜ 腰を浮かす

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to jump; to leap ➜ 踊る
• to pound (of one's heart, i.e. with excitement); to throb
• to be messily written

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly)
• to await (one's chance)
• to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise - usu. used passively