noun:

• first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus ➜ 終発
• departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

noun:

• individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article
• single item out of a set; one item from a set

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to do - honorific language
• to eat; to drink
• to put on; to wear
• to buy
• to ride
• to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)

suffix / ichidan verb:

• used to show respect - used after the -masu stem of a verb - archaism - honorific language

expression / adjective:

• depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

noun / ~する noun:

• tying down; fastening; binding

noun:

• jimi system; ancient Chinese self-rule administrative system

noun:

• shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)

noun:

• squeaker (upside-down catfish of family Mochokidae, esp. members of genus Synodontis) - From Latin "Synodontis"

godan ~る verb:

• to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

adverb:

• suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp - onomatopoeia
• considerably; very much; a lot - onomatopoeia
• firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure - onomatopoeia
• completely (e.g. at a loss) - onomatopoeia
• deeply (e.g. moved) - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に着せる

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy - idiom
• to be near (a certain age) - idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ［曲げる］
• to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ［曲げる］
• to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
• to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
• to pawn

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow [literal] - idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
• to stand in someone else's shoes ［身になる］
• to care deeply for someone ［身になる］ - archaism

noun:

• love call; calling out to someone with love or good will
• phone call to a loved one
• fervent request; heartfelt appeal; passionate call to action

expression:

• money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even in hell, the extent of one's suffering is determined by money [literal] - proverb

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• toddling; with small, quick steps - onomatopoeia
• restlessly; in continuous motion - onomatopoeia
• quickly and easily - onomatopoeia
• often; frequently; now and then; occasionally - onomatopoeia

noun:

• palanquin set with jewels
• money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man ➜ 玉の輿に乗る【たまのこしにのる】

noun:

• something broad and flat

~の noun:

• common; ordinary; plain; rank-and-file

noun:

• low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private - abbreviation ➜ 平社員

noun:

• center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need - four character idiom

expression:

• "laugh and grow fat" [figurative]; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile [literal] - from Chi: 打開笑門福自來 - proverb

noun:

• six objective fields of the senses (shape and colour, sound, scent, flavour, physical feeling, and mental presentation) - Buddhism term

noun:

• Chinese-style fried chicken topped with chopped scallions and sweet vinegar and soy sauce - Food term - From Chinese "yóu lín jī"