noun:

• kiss-and-ride; dropping a family member off at a station

noun:

• attending foreign language study at a school near the train station (esp. used as a NOVA catchphrase)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef
• to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag

particle:

• than
• from; out of; since; at; on
• except; but; other than

adverb:

• more

expression:

• do your best; go for it; hold on; keep at it

adverb:

• at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

expression:

• hold on; go for it; keep at it; do your best ➜ 頑張る

adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• at parting; on parting

expression:

• having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; unable to change one's course of action; a man riding a tiger cannot disembark halfway through

noun:

• display; array (of things); succession (of things) - From English "on parade"

noun:

• ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip
• walking in large steps
• walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to call; to invite; to send for; to summon - honorific language
• to eat; to drink
• to put on; to wear
• to ride
• to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)
• to do ➜ 召される
• used to show respect - used after the -masu stem of a verb - honorific language - archaism

ichidan verb:

• to put something on someone's back; to make someone carry something ➜ 負う
• to lay responsibility on someone; to charge someone with a duty
• to inflict injury on someone

adverb:

• noisily; clamorously; boisterously - onomatopoeia
• incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; making a fuss (of something); playing up - onomatopoeia
• loudly (crying); wailing; bawling; howling - onomatopoeia

noun:

• ball; sphere; globe; orb
• bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
• ball (in sports) - esp. 球
• pile (of noodles, etc.)
• bullet - esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
• bulb (i.e. a light bulb) - esp. 球
• lens (of glasses, etc.)
• bead (of an abacus) - esp. 玉,珠
• ball (i.e. a testicle) - esp. 玉 - slang - abbreviation ➜ 金玉【きんたま】
• gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl - esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
• female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
• person (when commenting on their nature); character - derogatory term
• item, funds or person used as part of a plot

noun / suffix noun:

• egg ➜ 玉子

suffix noun:

• coin - usu. だま
• precious; beautiful; excellent

adverb / ~と adverb:

• lightly (floating); buoyantly - onomatopoeia
• puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer) ➜ ブックカバー

noun:

• waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive - slang ➜ 出待ち

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride
• (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter

godan ~く verb:

• to wear on the head - archaism
• to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder
• to be injured

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss

suffix:

• taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.)
• similar to ...
• dependent on ...; reliant on ...
• while ...; when ...; in the midst of ... - after the -masu stem of a verb

noun / ~する noun:

• being on stage when the curtain opens

noun:

• wooden floor; wooden-floored room
• thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board ➜ 板焼き