noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs - abbreviation ➜ 結跏趺坐【けっかふざ】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera)
• to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.)
• to shift (position); to be slightly off

noun / ~する noun:

• being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)

noun / ~の noun:

• what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale - four character idiom

expression:

• knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down) ➜ 重し

noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners ➜ への字に結んだ口

expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun / ~する noun:

• slipping (in boxing); down caused by a boxer slipping - Sports term - From English "slip down"

noun / prefix:

• rag; scrap; tattered clothes
• fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect

adjectival noun:

• run-down; shabby; junky

adverb:

• sound of heavy breathing - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• blowing on something (e.g. to cool it down)

noun:

• "limit of heat" solar term (approx. Aug. 23, when the weather is said to start cooling down) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴

noun:

• armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
• beside; close to; near; by - also written as 傍, 側
• aside; to the side; away; out of the way
• off-track; off-topic
• deuteragonist; supporting role - usu. written ワキ in Noh
• second verse (in a linked series of poems) - abbreviation ➜ 脇句

noun:

• free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade - four character idiom

noun:

• enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a breather; to take a rest ➜ 一息入れる
• to catch one's breath; to take a breath

pronoun:

• this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ➜ 何れ・其れ・彼【あれ】
• this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) - humble language
• now
• here - archaism
• I (me) - archaism
• certainly - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to include (in a group or scope)
• to instruct; to make one understand
• to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication)
• to put in (someone's) mouth
• to permeate with flavor

expression / ichidan verb:

• to greet; to call out (to); to start talking (to)
• to invite; to get in touch (with); to give a shout (to); to let (somebody) know (one is in the area or has time to meet, etc.)
• to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
• to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
• to captivate; to move (one's heart)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
• to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
• to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

noun:

• writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom