noun:

• activated alumina

expression:

• the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long; the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be sharp; to be jagged; to be rugged
• to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

noun:

• stairs ➜ 階段
• rank; grade; gradations; step ➜ 段階
• guide; guidebook
• slanted ladder (exercise equipment)

noun:

• finger board (of a musical instrument)
• vital point

noun:

• number of stairs or stories (storeys)
• rank; order - Mathematics term

expression:

• having exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows [literal]

noun:

• analyzer

noun:

• ancient seal-script character ➜ 篆字

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

noun / ~する noun:

• change of facial appearance; change of face ➜ 面変わり

noun:

• harvested rice field

godan ~す verb:

• to lie concealed

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving at the convenience of the company ➜ 自己都合退職

noun:

• surplus population

noun:

• locking doors; lock and key; vital point - obscure term

noun:

• peeler (kitchen utensil); barker

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow hoarse; to become husky

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write down

noun:

• Cabinet (Chief) Secretary

noun:

• beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica); beefsteak mushroom

noun:

• Oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

noun:

• ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script

noun:

• square brackets

noun:

• The older, the wiser