noun:

• inactive bank account (no withdrawals or deposits made, and to which the owner's rights have been terminated)

noun:

• soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot - idiom ➜ 痛い所

expression / noun:

• closure (of a road); suspension of traffic

expression:

• Road closed (on a sign); Closed to traffic; No through road

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into
• to reject; to deny; to refuse
• to eliminate; to exclude; to leave out
• to flip; to splash; to splatter
• to decapitate; to behead - esp. 刎ねる
• to jump up
• to point or curl up (e.g. ends of hair)

noun:

• manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period) - honorific language ➜ 用人

noun:

• the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period ➜ 摂関

noun:

• incapacitated rape; sexual assault against somebody who is intoxicated, asleep or otherwise unable to consent or resist - Law term

noun:

• taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple

noun:

• a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go ➜ 一気に飲む

noun:

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

noun:

• sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)

noun:

• reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male

noun / ~する noun:

• improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
• communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank Antonym: 下達 ➜ 上通

noun:

• six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu) ➜ 三途の川

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll; to tumble
• to fall over; to roll over
• to lie down
• to be scattered about; to be lying around
• (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
• to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees

noun / ~する noun:

• presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

adjectival noun:

• clear

noun / ~する noun:

• clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.) - Sports term
• overcoming; getting through; getting past; completing; solving; settling; meeting (e.g. a standard)
• clearing (the ball) - in soccer - Sports term
• clearing (e.g. a checked box) - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc. ➜ 吹き替え
• dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.

noun:

• hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• agitating other players in a multiplayer or online game by rapidly moving one's avatar left and right - abbr. of シャア専用ゲルググのダンス - slang

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi

noun:

• eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)

noun:

• fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February)