noun:

• place to go; person to turn to or depend on; one's resort

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

godan ~つ verb:

• to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

noun:

• water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) - み is generally used in compounds ➜ 湯【ゆ】
• fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
• flood; floodwaters
• water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 力水
• break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 水入り

noun / ~の noun:

• a line; a streak; a stripe; a ray (of light); a wisp (of smoke)

noun:

• one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book)
• one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
• the same logic; the same reason - archaism

noun:

• (a) mood; (a) smile or a frown - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

noun:

• dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; breaking or rushing into
• alcove

noun:

• stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task - four character idiom

noun:

• leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
• to be sooty; to be smoke-stained ［くすぶる・ふすぶる］
• to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder ［くすぶる］
• to seclude oneself ［くすぶる・ふすぶる］
• to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.) ［くすぶる］

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged - polite language ➜ 調う

noun:

• parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother)
• (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

noun:

• luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

noun:

• cordon bleu; dish of veal or ham with Swiss cheese - Food term
• high-class cooking
• prize-winning chef

noun:

• official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat) ➜ 京間
• basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music) - Music term
• room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction ➜ 名ノリ
• name readings of kanji

noun:

• nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

noun / ~する noun:

• ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

noun / ~する noun:

• caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty); reducing the number of mouths [literal]

noun:

• biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin

noun:

• trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)