expression / godan ~る verb:

• to compose a haiku poem

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something

noun / ~の noun:

• establishing a large lead over one's competitors; breaking away (from the field)

noun:

• young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge - From English "stick girl"

noun / ~する noun:

• visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.

noun:

• outside a car

noun:

• tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

noun:

• giving a gift - humble language - obscure term

noun:

• the start of a climb up a hill

godan ~る verb:

• to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

noun:

• (of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticeable triangular tail ➜ 八分【はっぷん】

expression:

• having a famous parent helps - proverb

noun:

• thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire

noun:

• not sparing one's life for a worthy cause - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise (hoist) a flag
• to raise an army
• to start a new business

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to receive a salary

noun:

• opening of a hot spring or bath house

noun:

• (ornamental) tip of a scabbard ［鐺・璫・小尻］
• bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever ［鐺・璫・木尻］

noun:

• performance given after a successful tour abroad - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• carrying on a second line of work

noun:

• a well equipped with a pulley for drawing water

noun / ~する noun:

• a respectful bow

noun:

• straight A's; all A's ➜ 全優【ぜんゆう】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to attend a meeting; to have the honor of being present at a meeting; to soil the lowest seat by one's presence [literal] - humble language

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion ➜ 胸一杯