noun:

• ceremonial sword

noun:

• sharp sword

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to lean against; to recline on; to lean on
• to rely on; to depend on

noun:

• hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary inspection; having a look in advance
• preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

noun:

• siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard ➜ 下見板【したみいた】

noun:

• sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth) ➜ 炬燵

noun:

• dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)

expression:

• dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs) ➜ 犬猿

~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:

• to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink ［くっす］ - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】

~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to bend (knee, etc.) ［くっす］ - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】
• to subdue; to overpower ［くっす］ - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】

~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:

• to feel down - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】

noun:

• downshift; changing from upper to lower case letters
• downshifting; living a simpler life
• downshifting (on a vehicle) - rare term ➜ シフトダウン

noun:

• leopon (offspring born of a male leopard and a female lion)

noun:

• tigon (offspring of a male tiger and a female lion); tiglon ➜ ライガー

noun:

• marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens) ［マーガレット］
• Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to feel self-conscious; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to get the jitters
• to be startled; to be surprised; to be shocked; to feel frightened; to be spooked - colloquialism
• to be shy; to be bashful - archaism

noun:

• ancient inscriptions of Chinese characters on oracle bones and tortoise shells

noun:

• burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive - four character idiom

noun:

• water supply pipe inlet/outlet (esp. on standpipes and dry risers)

noun / adverb:

• flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi

noun:

• metal frame stairs or ladders found on military and commercial ships - From German "Leiter"

noun:

• combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals

noun:

• computer game based on music and rhythm - abbreviation ➜ 音楽ゲーム

noun:

• curry and rice (esp. on school menus) - From English "curry stew" ➜ カレーライス

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc. - abbreviation ➜ ツナマヨネーズ

noun:

• while studying

adverb / noun / ~の noun:

• short while