expression / ichidan verb:

• to get a rakeoff; to get a kickback; to take a kickback

noun:

• doll onto which a child's misfortune is transferred - archaism

adverb:

• with a great deal of effort; laboriously

noun:

• panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft

noun:

• stump of a pencil or brush ➜ 掠り筆

noun:

• in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style

adjective:

• widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for) ➜ 呼び声が高い

noun:

• winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence

noun:

• flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

noun / ~する noun:

• imitation of a professional singer, musician, dancer, etc. usu. by an amateur - slang - abbreviation ➜ 完全コピー

noun:

• acting alone in committing a crime

noun:

• personalised page within a web based client interaction system - From English "my page"

noun:

• being something of a politician; having something of the politician in one - four character idiom

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to crack a joke; to tell a joke

expression:

• a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold - proverb ➜ 春宵一刻

noun:

• a guess; anticipation

noun:

• antiquated lighter consisting of a tube of bamboo containing live coals (hidane) ➜ 火種

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath
• to take a rest; to take a break

noun / ~する noun:

• covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
• feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)

noun:

• isolated fall of a security or currency in an otherwise strong market

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be present at a meeting

expression:

• first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")

noun:

• name of a note in a movable do solfège system - Music term

noun:

• height of a mirror stand