godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food ➜ ぱくぱく

noun:

• brass button; golden button
• boy's school uniform - colloquialism
• male student - colloquialism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to remain faithful to the memory of one's husband and never remarry

expression / adjective:

• not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

interjection:

• yes; yeah; uh huh ➜ うん
• huh?; what?

auxiliary verb / suffix:

• not - negative verb ending used in informal speech; abbr. of negative verb ending ぬ ➜ ぬ

particle:

• 's - abbr. of particle の; indicates possessive ➜ の・の
• at (place, time); in; on; during - abbr. of particle に, used esp. when it precedes the verb なる ➜ に

noun:

• Tenpo calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar (in use from 1844 to 1872)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering)

noun:

• senior group member; leader among peers

expression:

• (like) one's older brother; big brother ➜ 分【ぶん】

noun:

• treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest) - archaism

noun:

• dragonet (any fish of family Callionymidae, esp. Richard's dragonet, Repomucenus richardsonii)

noun:

• eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri, species of Indo-Pacific tang); palani; Dussumier's surgeonfish

noun:

• Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from Southeast Asia)

noun:

• foreign religion (from Japan's perspective, esp. Christianity) ［がいきょう］
• religion other than Buddhism - esp. げきょう - Buddhism term Antonym: 内教

expression / adverbial noun:

• looking hard at; staring at; drilling with one's gaze

noun:

• married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)

noun:

• medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance

expression:

• dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

noun:

• Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii); African tropical savannah mongoose

noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story - colloquialism ➜ 泣き落とし

noun:

• (children's) play clothes; playsuit; rompers
• leisurewear; leisure clothes
• sports coat; sportswear

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to look toward; to have one's eyes attracted towards something

noun:

• fox-and-cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca); orange hawkweed; tawny hawkweed; devil's paintbrush

noun:

• masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality