noun:

• tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room
• dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase
• to buy up (all of something)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a spectacular photograph (often of the female form); taking a photo at just the right moment - colloquialism

noun:

• powerful photograph; intense photograph

ichidan verb:

• to mark a stage, movie set, etc. with tape to indicate positions of actors, furniture, equipment, etc.; to block a set - from 場を見る - slang

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere
• to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

noun:

• being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station)
• reputation; renown; fame; hearsay
• impression (that something gives off); respectability
• sonority - Linguistics term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to profit; to get; to earn; to gain
• to have (bear, beget) a child
• to have a stroke of luck

noun / ~する noun:

• change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement

noun:

• texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business) - idiom ➜ 閑古鳥

~する verb (spec.):

• to intensify
• to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion
• to dash against
• to encourage

godan ~す verb:

• to intensify ➜ 激する
• to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion
• to dash against
• to encourage

noun:

• talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; chat
• talk show - abbreviation ➜ トークショー
• toque

noun:

• temple name (a two-character posthumous name given to Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese royalty)
• name given to a mausoleum (or shrine, etc.)

noun:

• town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn ➜ 法螺貝を吹く

noun:

• wealth and military strength of a country; "rich country, strong army": a slogan from the Meiji era referring to the government's goals for the country - four character idiom

noun:

• fold; pleat; gathers; tuck
• folds (e.g of a mountain); crease
• (hidden) detail; nuance; shade; wrinkle (e.g. in logic)
• lamella; gill (of a mushroom)

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground - onomatopoeia

interjection:

• whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.) ➜ どう

noun / ~する noun:

• polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth

noun:

• informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

noun:

• possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

noun:

• slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold