expression:

• not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot

expression:

• learn to crawl before you learn to walk; until you ride a horse, ride a cow [literal] - proverb

noun:

• child who has survived the suicide of a parent; child of a person who committed suicide

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
• to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
• to assign
• to cause
• to pass (a variable to a function) - IT term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ さっぱり
• shapely; neatly; refinedly
• cleanly; without trouble
• clearly; plainly; distinctly ➜ はっきり
• completely; thoroughly ➜ すっかり
• not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly ➜ さっぱり

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to tear up; to tear off; to rip up
• to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge
• to resent; to bear a grudge

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge
• to resent; to bear a grudge

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into
• to march into; to enter

noun / ~する noun:

• reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)

noun:

• one paragraph

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• pitter-patter (of footsteps) - onomatopoeia
• quickly (making progress); in quick succession - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; hereditary Diet member [literal]

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to insert; to put in ➜ 差す
• to plant (a cutting); to strike ➜ 挿し木
• to arrange (flowers) ➜ 挿し花
• to wear (a sword) in one's belt ➜ 差す
• to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten ➜ 鎖す【さす】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to start; to begin; to commence
• to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war)
• to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)
• to make a meld call - Mahjong term ➜ 鳴く【なく】

noun:

• ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

noun:

• place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position - archaism

expression / adverb:

• indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

expression / noun:

• group of independents; usu. informal grouping of independent politicians in the National Diet or in prefectural assemblies

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)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to project or protrude too much; to be too forward; to obtrude

noun:

• beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar