noun:

• woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion - archaism ➜ 御殿女中・奥女中

noun:

• private viewing; private showing; sneak preview
• inspection of a newly completed home

noun:

• room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)

noun:

• mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden ➜ 巾着【きんちゃく】

noun:

• substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one

noun:

• last issue (of a magazine, etc. which has suspended publication); final issue

noun:

• meals prepared for employees (e.g. of a restaurant); staff meals

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate) [literal] - idiom ➜ 赤い糸

noun:

• once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years - four character idiom

noun:

• leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock) ➜ っぱなし

expression:

• a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor

noun:

• stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa) ➜ 寝殿造り
• watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you

expression:

• a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (pouring) water on a hot stone [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to shine
• to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.) - from 面照る ➜ 曇る【くもる】

noun:

• outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
• the Japanese flag - abbreviation ➜ 日の丸の旗

noun / ~の noun:

• living flesh; flesh and blood
• physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva ［しょうじん］ - Buddhism term

noun:

• emphasis; stress; main point; importance
• point of a lever where force is applied

noun / ~の noun:

• revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization - four character idiom

noun:

• most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part
• scenic spot; beautiful place

noun:

• slope; inclination; list
• tendency; trend; bent; disposition; bias
• slope (of a linear function) - Mathematics term

noun:

• pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; logs
• original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap