noun:

• (right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)

noun:

• incense clock (marks time with a smouldering train of incense)

noun:

• flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the form (of); to assume a shape

noun:

• culture of a higher order (as opposed to fundamental culture) ➜ 基層文化

noun:

• natural form (of a vitamin, etc); native form; naturally occurring

noun:

• beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue

noun:

• leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

noun:

• interstadial; interstade; period of higher temperatures during a glacial period

noun:

• concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・暗刻子

prefix:

• ... years since construction; ... years old (of a building) - before a number of years, e.g. 築十年

suffix:

• built in ... - after a time, e.g. 1980年築

noun / ~する noun:

• lighting a sacred flame by the light of the Sun

noun:

• the part of a province furthest from the capital - archaism ➜ 道の口・道の中

noun:

• Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky - abbreviation ➜ 天一神・陰陽道・己酉・癸巳

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)
• to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
• to be blessed (e.g. with a child)
• to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a nightmare
• to make a noise during a nightmare

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to come to live with
• to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes - colloquialism ➜ それ来た

godan ~う verb:

• to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled - esp. 叶う
• to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with - esp. 適う ➜ 道理に適う
• to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat) - esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb

godan ~く verb:

• to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

noun:

• flying; leaping; flight; leap - abbreviation ➜ 飛ぶ
• naught; zero; oh - when reading a number aloud
• flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo) ➜ 飛魚
• running out of points (zero or fewer); game ending due to a player running out of points ［飛び］ - Mahjong term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to expedite; to precipitate - usu. 早める
• to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate - usu. 速める

noun:

• inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")

noun / ~の noun:

• scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight
• scene (e.g. of a crime)