noun:

• steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot - 井籠 (rarely 井篭) refers to a square basket
• soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

noun / ~の noun:

• hanging in midair; suspended in midair

noun:

• midair stunt; aerial stunt ➜ 宙乗り

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to rise in esteem; to become popular - idiom
• to rise in value (stocks)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in) ➜ 映ずる
• to impress (a person) ➜ 映ずる

noun:

• combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in) ➜ 映じる
• to impress (a person) ➜ 映じる

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating the causative - せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す
• auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something - usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc. - humble language
• auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions - as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc. - honorific language

noun:

• confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard) - abbreviation ➜ 金鍔焼き
• metal sword guard; polearm - archaism

noun:

• cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand ➜ 屋台店
• festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform ➜ 踊り屋台
• stage prop fashioned after a large building
• framework (of a house, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 屋台骨
• house (esp. a small and miserable house) - archaism

expression:

• in the middle of something; busy with something
• in commotion as a result of something untoward happening
• currently importing or capturing data

noun:

• merchant; trader
• expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert
• woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine ➜ 商売女・水商売

suffix noun:

• -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

noun:

• comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts)
• criticism; censure - archaism

noun:

• very bad condition; awful state; terrible situation; in the shit - usu. as どつぼにはまる ➜ どつぼにはまる
• night-soil reservoir dug in a field ➜ 野壺【のつぼ】
• night-soil pot - orig. meaning
• earthenware vessel; earthen urn - obscure term

noun:

• cold wind descending from the mountains
• cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)

noun / adjectival noun:

• magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set - four character idiom

noun:

• first year (pupil) in junior middle school; second year (pupil) in lower secondary school ➜ 中学校

adverb / ~と adverb:

• all together in a line; all together in a lump - archaism - onomatopoeia
• dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

noun:

• (in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E) ➜ 十二律・太簇
• (in gagaku) scale similar to the Dorian mode on E ➜ 律旋・六調子

noun:

• mob; crowd of people
• background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-playable character ［モブ］

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to remove the astringent taste from persimmons
• to soak in water; to steep in water ［さわす］
• to matte (with black lacquer) ［さわす］

noun:

• female role (e.g. in film); female part
• occupation deemed fit for a woman
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - slang

godan ~く verb / yodan ~く verb (archaic):

• to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to be sexy; to be seductive; to be enticing
• to look young and fresh
• to be elegant; to look refined
• to have a calm and composed appearance

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

noun / ~する noun:

• percussion; tapping; examining by percussion - Medicine term
• sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach - four character idiom