noun:

• high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest - abbr. of 阿闍梨耶, from the Sanskrit "ācārya" - honorific language - Buddhism term
• initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon) - Buddhism term ➜ 伝法灌頂
• monk who conducts religious services - Buddhism term

noun:

• palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting
• room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room
• boarding house for trainee administrators (Ritsuryo period) ➜ 大学寮

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to float
• to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp
• to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet ➜ 腰を浮かす

particle:

• until (a time); till; to; up to
• to (a place); as far as
• to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
• only; merely

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に着せる

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

expression:

• danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha
• geisha on call ➜ 検番芸者

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of ➜ からすると

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of ➜ からすると

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ［曲げる］
• to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ［曲げる］
• to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
• to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
• to pawn

adjective:

• risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)
• suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shady
• extreme; harsh; cruel - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way

expression / adverb:

• for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account ➜ 為に

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do oneself; to do by oneself
• to start work (on); to commence ➜ 手をつける

noun:

• five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get used to one's work; to become accustomed to one's position
• to be at home (on the stage)

noun:

• Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture)
• small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)

noun:

• pigeon seen on the morning of the New Year (e.g. as one is going to the shrine or temple for the New Year prayers)

noun:

• tall chair (e.g. for eating at a counter); bar stool
• high-chair; tall child's chair, often with a tray for food ➜ 子供椅子

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to listen repeatedly; to listen again
• to ask a question in return
• to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation