noun:

• symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)

prefix noun:

• certain; unnamed; undisclosed; unidentified

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

noun:

• doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue ➜ 口が悪い

noun:

• bus on a circular route; bus following a circular route

noun:

• maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower

noun:

• god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country - archaism

noun:

• wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ［開ける］
• to open (for business, etc.) ［開ける］
• to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room - esp. 空ける
• to move out; to clear out - esp. 空ける
• to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) - esp. 空ける

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to dawn; to grow light - esp. 明ける
• to end (of a period, season) - esp. 明ける
• to begin (of the New Year) - esp. 明ける
• to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) - esp. 明ける
• to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to do something stupid; to do something pointless; to hit a muddy rice field with a stick [literal] - obscure term - idiom

noun:

• eighth (place, position, etc.) - abbreviation
• having eight eyes; having many eyes
• (of a fabric) having a loose knit
• lamprey ➜ 八目鰻
• eight-holed arrow whistle ➜ 八目鏑

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

• above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
• top; summit
• surface; on
• before; previous
• superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder)
• on top of that; besides; what's more
• upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
• matters concerning...; as concerns ...
• since (i.e. "for that reason") - as ...上は

suffix noun:

• suffix indicating higher social standing - honorific language ➜ 父上
• place of one's superior (i.e. the throne) - archaism
• emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo - archaism
• noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman) - archaism

noun:

• crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people)
• netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net
• slingshot; catapult

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something)
• to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

noun / ~する noun:

• removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate

noun:

• palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to attend a meeting; to have the honor of being present at a meeting; to soil the lowest seat by one's presence [literal] - humble language

noun:

• sleeping in a ship
• sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird)
• restless sleep
• casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

noun:

• lady-killer (i.e. a man who is popular with women); knocking a woman dead (with sex appeal)
• murderer of women
• murder of women

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude
• to rise out the trap door (on stage)