noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining
• union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together

noun:

• envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

noun:

• Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)
• extremely spicy form of chili pepper ➜ 唐辛子
• variety of high-quality green tea

expression / noun:

• mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense

noun:

• queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; interruption; sharing a theater box (theatre)
• interrupt - IT term

noun:

• large hole
• great deficit; heavy losses
• big and unexpected winnings; a killing (e.g. on a race)
• dark horse (horse racing)

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb:

• looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing

noun:

• notched bamboo rod rubbed with an implement similar to a bamboo whisk (used as a percussion instrument) ➜ 簓
• wooden vertical batten

noun / ~する noun:

• accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)

noun:

• one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc. - slang
• takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away - polite language ➜ 持ち帰り【もちかえり】

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to pour (into) ➜ 注ぐ【つぐ】
• to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
• to shed (tears)
• to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to fix (one's eyes) on

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into
• to fall (of rain, snow); to pour down

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable
• being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

noun:

• dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc. - Food term

expression:

• no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness [literal] - proverb

expression:

• wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself - idiom

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office ➜ 職分田

noun:

• rustic; country bumpkin; countryfolk
• ruffian; unrefined person
• non-politician; non-government person; civilian
• Yeren; legendary mountain-dwelling hominid (similar to a sasquatch, yeti, etc.) of China's Hubei province

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stir; to mix ➜ 掻き混ぜる
• to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up; to jeer at; to interfere (when one talks)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stir; to mix ➜ 混ぜ返す
• to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up; to jeer at; to interfere (when one talks) ➜ 混ぜ返す

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
• to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married - colloquialism

noun:

• eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii) ➜ 強飯・姫飯
• first intercourse of the New Year
• loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead - slang

noun:

• memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement