noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke) ➜ 側筆
• frank writing; writing the bare facts ➜ 曲筆

noun:

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

expression:

• our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea [literal] - proverb

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 / ~する noun:

• something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; blinker; eye bandage
• concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

noun:

• critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect

expression / ichidan verb:

• to bow; to bow one's head
• to apologize; to apologise
• to bow to; to yield to; to admire

noun:

• traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven ➜ 短歌
• long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) ［ながうた］ ➜ 長唄

noun:

• the vertical; height
• front-to-back; length
• north-to-south

noun / ~の noun:

• vertical (relationship); hierarchy

noun:

• (weaving) warp ➜ 経糸【たていと】

noun:

• ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna - Sumo term ➜ 横綱【よこづな】・大関【おおぜき】

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) ➜ 任せる・任せる

noun:

• Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be blown inside out (of an umbrella); to become (the shape of) a sake cup [literal] - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to corrode
• to discourage; to dishearten

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to corrode ➜ 腐らす
• to discourage; to dishearten ➜ 腐らす

noun:

• spices; condiments; seasoning
• adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant - Medicine term
• meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g to make gomoku meshi) - Kansai dialect ➜ 五目飯

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance; to maintain (e.g. a family)
• to give board; to provide meals

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify
• to stab to death - archaism ➜ 突き殺す

noun:

• portable stove for boiling water to make tea used for the tea ceremony during the summer

noun / ~する noun:

• catch; catching; obtaining (e.g. information); receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
• catch - Baseball term

noun:

• shop tout; puller-in

noun / ~する noun:

• catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

noun:

• catcher - Baseball term ➜ キャッチャー
• call waiting - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ キャッチホン

noun:

• involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight - abbreviation ➜ インボランタリーアップグレード

noun:

• survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; the weak are meat the strong do eat [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• returning to Tokyo
• returning to the capital - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to hit the bottom; to bottom out

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
• to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy