noun:

• top prize-money earner

noun:

• upper surface; top side

noun:

• cabriolet (soft-top convertible) - From French

~の noun / noun:

• top ten

noun / ~の noun:

• largest class; top category

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf
• to call again; to visit again; to come again

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a topic of conversation; to be made much of
• to be taken in

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan)
• to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable

noun:

• to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

~と adverb / ~する noun:

• bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; spunky; energetic - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net) - onomatopoeia

~の noun:

• bursting (e.g. seams); tight - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• splattering (e.g. cooking oil) - onomatopoeia

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to read (someone's) mind; to read between the lines
• to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.); to read (out)

noun:

• rest; recess; respite
• vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
• dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

noun / ~する noun:

• conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

noun:

• retirement age
• years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• place near the mountains ➜ 海手

noun:

• hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama) ➜ 山の手

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• three flat objects (e.g. tickets, pieces of cloth, etc.)
• filleting (a fish)

noun:

• case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis; frame

noun / ~する noun:

• quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim

noun / ~する noun:

• departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff

noun:

• trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
• coulisse (of a sword blade) ［ひ］

noun / ~する noun:

• rivalry; competition; antagonism; struggle for supremacy
• rising and falling (of a bird) ［けっこう］

noun:

• body double (orig. of a military leader)
• wire puller; someone behind the scenes

noun:

• grace (of God); divine favour; blessing; miracle; answer to a prayer ➜ 利益
• benefit
• efficacy

noun:

• palmyra - abbreviation ➜ 多羅樹
• lusterleaf holly - abbreviation ➜ 多羅葉
• patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)

noun:

• not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends