expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a terrible time; to have a hard time ➜ 目にあう【めにあう】

interjection:

• (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

noun:

• vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
• to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
• to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
• to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
• to be similar; to be redundant

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.) - of film
• to close; to come to an end - of a play, etc.
• to get a full house; to sell out - of a play, etc.
• to blunder; to bungle; to fail - of a play, etc. - archaism ➜ 毛氈を被る
• to be deceived - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip
• going the long way round; making a detour

noun / ~する noun:

• reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it ➜ 素読【そどく】
• reading a second draft without checking it against the original

noun:

• katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark; macron (indicating a long vowel); circumflex (indicating a long vowel); modifier letter triangular colon (IPA diacritical)

ichidan verb:

• to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

noun:

• ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

• strong person; person putting on a brave front - after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
• bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
• checks; plaid; checked pattern - abbreviation ➜ 弁慶縞

expression:

• but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker; phrase poking fun at people describing their ideal male partner, as a postscript - humorous term

noun / adjectival noun:

• unfinished; unripe; incomplete

noun:

• unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi ➜ 熟れ鮨
• noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya) ➜ 般若

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いきじめ］ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いきしめ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いきしめ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】

expression:

• a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

noun / ~する noun:

• vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car

noun:

• person who steals from a vehicle

noun:

• file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

noun:

• wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it ➜ 熨斗【のし】

noun / ~する noun:

• revelation; manifestation; appearance
• expression (e.g. in molecular biology - protein expression or gene expression)

noun:

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

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

noun:

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