expression / adjective:

• to be fast at walking and running
• to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs) - idiom

noun:

• humble and honorific expressions; polite speech - Linguistics term ➜ 謙譲語【けんじょうご】・敬語【けいご】
• honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language - Linguistics term ➜ 敬語【けいご】

noun:

• blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

noun:

• sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew
• poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

noun:

• Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
• someone's ability to play the shamisen

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take a meal; to have a meal; to catch a meal; to get grub; to grub; to break bread; to chow down; to eat dinner; to have a bite; to strap on a feed-bag

noun:

• person who resorts to petty tricks; a person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks - four character idiom

noun:

• natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply

noun:

• circle ➜ ○【まる】

noun / prefix noun:

• entirety; whole; full; complete

noun:

• money; dough; moola - slang
• enclosure inside a castle's walls - esp. 丸
• soft-shelled turtle - Kansai dialect ➜ スッポン

suffix:

• suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc. - esp. 丸 ➜ 麻呂

conjunction:

• and then; besides; on top of that
• in that case; that being the case; if so

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

noun:

• ANZAC; Anzac; Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (WWI)
• Anzac biscuit (type of oatmeal biscuit) ➜ アンザックビスケット

noun:

• unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water - Food term ➜ 粥

noun:

• Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way - idiom

expression:

• now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease - four character idiom

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs ➜ 結跏趺坐
• lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to lick
• to taste
• to experience (esp. a hardship)
• to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate - esp. ナメる - usually written using kana alone

adverbial noun / noun:

• all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land - four character idiom

noun:

• dark figure (esp. of crime); dark number; hidden figure; difference between the actual and reported figure

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election

noun:

• special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election ➜ 特別国会