noun:

• people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

noun:

• agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future

noun:

• yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)

noun:

• Imperial Declaration of Humanity (wherein Hirohito renounced the imperial claim to divinity; Jan. 1, 1946)

noun:

• series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet ➜ 兜

noun:

• hairstyle for men and women from early Edo era to the Genroku era

noun:

• multiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks
• passing something from chopstick to chopstick

expression:

• come!; imperative form of the verb "kuru" ("to come"), expressing a command or strong request ➜ 来る【くる】

noun:

• (belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)

noun:

• gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

noun:

• chained library; library where the books are attached to their bookcase with a chain

noun:

• pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss - colloquialism

adjective:

• slow; time-consuming; sluggish ［遅い・鈍い・遲い］
• late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• too late; having missed the boat ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• dull; stupid ［遅い・鈍い・遲い］ - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into
• to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand)
• to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of
• to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
• to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled
• to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

~の noun / noun:

• left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left

~の noun / noun:

• right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear - usu 履く or 穿く
• to affix a sword to one's hip - usu. 佩く or 帯く
• to affix a bowstring to a bow

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese

noun:

• the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; the true charm
• flavour of ghee; "delicious taste" [figurative] ➜ 醍醐
• Buddha's gracious teachings - Buddhism term

noun:

• the Emperor; His Majesty - honorific language
• the government; the authorities - honorific language
• proprietress; hostess; landlady; mistress - also written 女将 ➜ 女将
• your wife; his wife - also written 御内儀 or 内儀 - honorific language - archaism
• (one's) master; lord - honorific language - archaism

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium