noun:

• sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb)
• Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

~する verb (spec.):

• to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

noun:

• random attacker, e.g. person who randomly attacks people on the street; slasher
• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by - original meaning

noun / prefix noun / ~の noun:

• red ➜ 金太郎・金太郎

noun:

• red kidney bean - abbreviation ➜ 金時豆
• sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin) - abbreviation ➜ 金時芋
• bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive - idiom

noun:

• half interchange (an interchange that lacks an exit or an entrance in either or both directions)

noun:

• rigging (a ship, aircraft, etc.)
• rigging; gear; tackle
• rigging; in animation, a hierarchy of virtual skeletal bones ［リギング］

noun:

• the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain - four character idiom

noun:

• Failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term - four character idiom

noun:

• the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace

noun:

• mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)

noun:

• vitreous body (of the eye); vitreous humor; vitreous humour; the vitreous - Anatomy term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance

noun:

• New Year (esp. first three days) - polite language ➜ 正月
• the first month of the year; January - polite language ➜ 正月

expression / ~の noun:

• the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

noun:

• the five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3 am to 5 am)

noun:

• any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

expression:

• from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts

noun / adjectival noun:

• knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life - four character idiom

noun:

• according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• knowing how to get on in the world; knowing the secret of success in life - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary loading of the (cargo) ship (in preparation for moving cargo around inside the ship)

expression:

• from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts - abbreviation ➜ ピンからキリまで

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring - Sumo term