expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; to turn to the sky and spit [literal] - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stretch larger
• to enlarge (photos)
• to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

noun:

• hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once)
• single clap after a cheer

noun:

• opening; start; launch
• opening credits; title sequence - abbreviation ➜ ＯＰ【オーピー】
• theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ ＯＰ【オーピー】

noun:

• gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration)
• family celebration; private celebration

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate
• to symbolise

noun:

• Scopes Trial (landmark US trial on the teaching of evolution in public schools, 1925); Scopes Monkey Trial

noun:

• the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

noun:

• the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji) ➜ 南都七大寺

noun:

• number of words a person speaks ➜ 口数が多い
• number of dependents; number of mouths to feed
• number of shares, items, applications, etc.

noun:

• outline; main point; gist

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• general; substantially; approximately; about
• in the first place; to begin with; from the start

noun:

• the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; the demon's gate [literal]
• weak point; Achilles' heel

noun:

• Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body - Martial Arts term

~する noun:

• blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water - From English "mask clear" ➜ マスクブロー

noun:

• official during the ritsuryo period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses - archaism

noun:

• covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage

noun:

• feudal lord who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

noun:

• grade of wood; quality of wood
• cut end (of a piece of wood)

noun:

• range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document) - IT term

noun:

• rotation ➜ 周り
• making the rounds
• spreading
• effect; efficacy

suffix noun / noun:

• by way of; via

suffix / counter:

• round; turn
• size
• 12-year period; 12-year age difference

~の noun:

• dull ［ダル］

noun:

• Indian split pulse (lentils, peas or beans); Indian pulse stew; dal; daal - Food term - From Hindi "dāl"
• dāl; eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet ［ダール］ - From Arabic

noun:

• nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope ➜ 陰陽道・一白【いっぱく】・二黒【じこく】・三碧【さんぺき】・四緑【しろく】・五黄【ごおう】・六白【ろっぱく】・七赤【しちせき】・八白【はっぱく】・九紫【きゅうし】

noun:

• visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support - four character idiom

noun:

• whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)
• pond skater; water strider ➜ 水馬【あめんぼ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)