ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

noun:

• paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
• paper fan used in slapstick comedy ［はりせん］ ➜ ハリセン

noun:

• there; that situation; that occasion
• the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

noun:

• lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it

noun:

• water pepper vinegar; vinegar infused and mixed with water pepper leaves, esp. served with salt-grilled sweetfish - Food term

expression:

• like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk

noun:

• great and splendid land (of Yamato)
• spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home
• excellent location; splendid place

noun:

• Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used ➜ ラマルク説

noun:

• rhythm and blues; R & B

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce - Ryūkyū dialect ➜ 炒め煮

noun:

• visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day

expression:

• the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad - idiom

expression:

• some are wise and some are otherwise; one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind [literal] - proverb - sensitive

expression:

• some are wise and some are otherwise; one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open [literal] - proverb - sensitive ➜ 目明き千人盲千人

noun / ~する noun:

• tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); destruction
• annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. treaty)
• reversal (of an original ruling)

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to offer; to present; to submit; to supply
• to serve (food and drink)
• to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an alter)

noun:

• hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left - Sumo term

noun:

• defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines - Buddhism term
• defence of the constitution
• religious power to dispel demons and diseases

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to offer; to present; to submit; to supply ➜ 供する
• to serve (food and drink)
• to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an alter)

noun:

• spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs); green scat; red scat

expression:

• most thrilling relationships for a man (another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)

adjectival noun / noun:

• chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; worldly (esp. in terms of being familiar with the red light district, geishas and actors) - いき is also written as 意気 Antonym: 野暮
• considerate; understanding; sympathetic

noun / adjectival noun:

• essence; the best; the cream ［すい］

noun:

• chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor
• ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous ➜ 任侠・侠客

noun:

• fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone