noun:

• dead of night; shades of night; black of night

noun:

• adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts

noun:

• the rise of the curtain; opening (of play) ➜ 幕開け
• beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

noun:

• chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state
• large-grained variety of adzuki bean

noun / ~する noun:

• visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

noun:

• wooden floor; room with a wooden floor
• changing room at a public bath

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun) - after noun ➜ 先輩風を吹かす

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in ➜ 資する
• to finance

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be effeminate; to be a fop
• to break into a smile; to grin - colloquialism ➜ にやにや

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip - often ...と行を共に...

noun / ~する noun:

• die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold

noun:

• cookie cutter - usually written using kana alone

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
• to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
• to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit
• to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ➜ 年が寄る
• to grow (wrinkly) - in the form of しわが寄る
• to lean against; to recline on - also written as 倚る, 凭る
• to push one's opponent while holding their belt - Sumo term
• to decide on a price and come to a deal
• to be swayed by (a person); to yield to - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own - often in neg.

noun:

• shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction

expression:

• if you visit the toilet while travelling, you will get behind your fellow travelers; one chou for a piss, one ri for a shit [literal] - archaism - proverb ➜ 里【り】・町

noun:

• roux (mixture of butter and flour used to make sauces); sauce made from such a mixture - From French
• (Japanese) curry powder; curry sauce made from this powder

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand; to rise; to stand up ［立つ］
• to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ［立つ］
• to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) - usu. 発つ

noun / ~の noun:

• one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party ➜ 両方
• one of a pair; fellow; mate

noun:

• touch of Japanese; tinge of Japanese; Japanese flavour (flavor); Japanese style (e.g. of kanbun writing, in contrast to actual Chinese)

noun / ~する noun:

• purchase; buying; buying out

noun / ~する noun / transitive:

• buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back

noun / ~する noun:

• purchase on a no-return policy

noun:

• lump-sum payment; flat fee

noun:

• light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout
• aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern (aluminium) - usu. 雪平鍋

noun:

• six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison)
• six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory)
• six principles of calligraphy
• six classes of kanji characters ➜ 六書

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped - onomatopoeia
• lumpy sensation (e.g. of food) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• little bits; small grains
• bubble wrap (trademark of Kawakami Sangyo Co.) ［プチプチ］ ➜ 気泡緩衝材

noun:

• humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy ➜ 謙譲語Ｉ