noun:

• food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land ➜ 海幸

noun:

• chanting sutras in front of a shoryodana (of a monk during the Bon Festival) ➜ 精霊棚【しょうりょうだな】

expression / noun:

• humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace - proverb ➜ 会稽の恥を雪ぐ【かいけいのはじをすすぐ】

noun:

• winning hand composed of two sets of two identical chows plus a pair - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• written investigation; report of an investigation
• school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to be equal to; to be as good as; to be a match for; to rival

noun:

• steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot - 井籠 (rarely 井篭) refers to a square basket
• soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating the causative - せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す
• auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something - usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc. - humble language
• auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions - as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc. - honorific language

noun:

• expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be
• nock (of a bow)
• nock (of an arrow)
• nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) - Sumo term ➜ はず押し【はずおし】
• wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told - humble language
• to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to visit - humble language
• to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) - from 御機嫌を伺う

noun:

• ball; sphere; globe; orb
• bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
• ball (in sports) - esp. 球
• pile (of noodles, etc.)
• bullet - esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
• bulb (i.e. a light bulb) - esp. 球
• lens (of glasses, etc.)
• bead (of an abacus) - esp. 玉,珠
• ball (i.e. a testicle) - esp. 玉 - slang - abbreviation ➜ 金玉【きんたま】
• gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl - esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
• female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
• person (when commenting on their nature); character - derogatory term
• item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun / suffix noun:

• egg ➜ 玉子

suffix noun:

• coin - usu. だま
• precious; beautiful; excellent

noun:

• wife; Mrs; madam ［ふじん・はしかし］ - honorific language
• wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) ［ふじん］ - archaism
• consort of the emperor ［ふじん・ぶにん］ - archaism

adjective:

• stinking; smelly
• suspicious; fishy
• clumsy; unskilled

suffix / adjective:

• smelling of
• looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish

noun:

• old shop; shop of long standing

~の noun:

• well-established; first of the kind; veteran

noun:

• soft fiberboard; soft fibreboard - senses 1 and 2 are originally from an abbreviation of "texture"
• cloth; fabric; material - often used in brand names
• tex; unit of linear mass density of fibres

noun / ~する noun:

• rebound
• relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight

noun:

• return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine

noun:

• ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); "the ultimate truth of Buddhism" [figurative]; "nirvana" [figurative] - Buddhism term ➜ 五味

expression / adjective:

• easy; trifling; harmless; of no concern; nothing
• nothing of the sort; not at all - in the form of ~でもなんでもない ➜ ではない

noun:

• stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

noun:

• divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; nemesis
• suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment) ➜ 一季
• half of a season

noun:

• musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• intangible; incorporeal
• by force; outrageous; cruel; unreasonable ➜ 無理
• making light of; making fun of

noun / ~する noun:

• compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine)
• dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining; arranging; putting together

noun / ~する noun:

• alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty) ➜ 合従・秦・六国