noun:

• the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees ➜ 這い蹲う

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees ➜ 這い蹲る

noun:

• bow collector (type of power contact on the top of electric trains) - From German "Bugel"

noun:

• particle that attaches to a phrase and acts on the whole phrase - e.g. the の of のです ➜ のです

noun:

• rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

expression / noun:

• more or less right; you are on the right track; getting warm ➜ いい線行く

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

noun:

• Kasuga Festival (held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara on March 13)

noun:

• book of stamps (each confirming donation to a temple on a pilgrimage)

noun:

• moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play - obscure term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen) ➜ 胴掛け

noun / ~する noun:

• flat display; stacking something flat (e.g. lying on its side, faceup)

noun / ~の noun:

• transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself
• artificial fly (for fishing)

noun:

• mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

noun:

• imminent danger; like a carp stuck in a puddle on the road [literal]

noun:

• restrictions on the use of colors by ranks of Heian era courtiers - archaism ➜ 許し色・黄丹

noun:

• boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats

interjection:

• come on; hurry up; chop chop - archaism ➜ 其れ其れ【それそれ】
• yeah; that's right; exactly - archaism ➜ 其れ其れ【それそれ】

noun:

• climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope

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.

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to shorten; to move closer together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce (spending); to conserve

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do - usu. as 根を詰める ➜ 根を詰める

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work out (details)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be on duty; to be stationed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
• to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) - the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai ➜ 指を詰める

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
• to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
• to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

noun:

• head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
• owner; proprietor; proprietress
• subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
• guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
• husband

pronoun:

• you - familiar language ➜ おぬし