noun:

• one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)

suffix:

• seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

noun / ~する noun:

• describing; comparing; expressing figuratively; modifying; qualifying (e.g. an adjective qualifying a noun)

noun:

• form; figure; condition; state
• personal appearance; one's face and figure; looks

noun:

• tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist - Buddhism term Antonym: 内道
• heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic
• demon; fiend; devil; brute; bad person - derogatory term
• type of fish one did not intend to catch

expression:

• though sitting on a pile of riches, one comes back empty handed; to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp - proverb

expression:

• if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist - proverb

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down
• to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to skip out on one's bar bill
• to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted ➜ 飲み潰す【のみつぶす】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case
• to scold; to take (a person) to task

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hide; to conceal
• to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
• to become quiet and inconspicuous

ichidan verb:

• to fly; to flutter
• to win over; to win one's heart; to subdue

expression / adverb:

• before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
• of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them; among others

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel ➜ 末枯れる【うらがれる】
• to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

noun / ~の noun:

• reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot
• video; film; footage; clip; video recording
• image in one's mind; mental picture

~する noun:

• to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); to hold one's service (tennis)

noun:

• quipu; quippu

noun:

• the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings

noun:

• roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
• (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments ➜ 腹の虫が治まらない【はらのむしがおさまらない】
• (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger ➜ 腹の虫が鳴る【はらのむしがなる】

expression:

• persevering through something difficult makes one stronger; whatever doesn't kill us only makes us stronger; slow but steady wins the race - proverb

expression:

• of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to greet in a friendly manner; to treat someone as if they were a guest in one's own home

expression:

• one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• going to serve one's lord

noun:

• daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era) - abbreviation ➜ 参勤交代

noun:

• head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant) - abbreviation
• entertaining someone as one's guest - also written as 饗 - archaism ➜ 饗設け

expression:

• till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
• concerning (an area of expertise)
• swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)