noun / ~する noun:

• recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing
• composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem

noun:

• general; admiral
• head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
• old chap; mate; boss; chief; man - familiar or jocular term for addressing a male - familiar language
• athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); "position in an organization to which an ineffective person is transferred" [figurative]

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside
• to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
• to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

expression:

• metaphor in which the road to paradise is likened to a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed) - Buddhism term

expression:

• something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

noun:

• apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to look up (at)
• to look up to; to respect; to revere
• to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for
• to depend on; to rely on
• to gulp down; to quaff; to drink

noun:

• Smith's red-backed vole (Eothenomys smithii); Smith's vole

noun:

• transverse temporal gyri; ridges on the cerebral cortex; Heschl's gyri; Heschl's convolutions ➜ 脳回

expression / godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

pronoun:

• that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it ➜ 何れ・此れ・彼【あれ】
• that time; then
• there (indicating a place near the listener) - archaism
• you - archaism

noun:

• eleven; 11 ［じゅういち］
• jack (playing card)
• Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo - ateji derived from its call - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~の noun:

• mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence

noun:

• Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo - abbreviation ➜ 慈悲心鳥

noun:

• traveller's cheque; traveler's check

expression:

• it's none of your business; it's not your concern

noun:

• pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha - Buddhism term

expression:

• like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face [literal]

expression:

• an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth - from Matthew 5:38

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to loosen; to slacken Antonym: 締める
• to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
• to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
• to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
• to make more gradual (of a slope)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to let go of; to release; to drop
• to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell
• to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with
• to temporarily stop working

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
• to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for; to go on an official tour; to go on a business trip

noun:

• national language
• Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) ➜ 国語科
• native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

noun:

• group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)

noun:

• good thing; strong point
• good family; prestigious school
• the right moment

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• utter; extreme

adverbial noun:

• at (the) best; at most