expression / godan ~く verb:

• to float in the air
• to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

noun:

• Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay

noun:

• the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
• to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
• to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

noun / ~する noun:

• lead; leading; taking the lead

noun:

• lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede
• lead (wire)
• lead (e.g. dog); leash
• reed (of a woodwind, etc.)
• lied; German song, usu. for solo voice & piano - From German "Lied" ➜ リート

noun / ~する noun:

• read; reading

noun / suffix noun:

• department (in an organization); division; bureau - higher than a 課
• club
• part; component; element
• category

counter:

• counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun:

• oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi - Food term

noun:

• ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops
• rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

noun:

• small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below) ➜ 雅楽【ががく】

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

expression / noun:

• omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of U.S. forces stationed in Japan

noun:

• narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times ➜ 竹簡

noun:

• measuring container; measure
• box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
• square on a grid; cell of a grid - esp. マス
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗］

noun:

• example of execution (e.g. in patents); practical example; working example; embodiment

noun:

• deluxe edition (of a book); book in expensive binding; hardcover book

expression:

• when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water [literal] - proverb - obscure term
• someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties - proverb - obscure term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position
• to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world

noun / suffix noun:

• entering
• setting (of the sun)
• containing; content; audience ➜ サイン入り
• income
• beginning

noun / ~の noun:

• name; title; appellation; (something) nominal
• (under the) pretext (of); pretense

noun:

• running
• gliding
• first (harvest) of the season
• beginning; start
• kitchen sink - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)

noun:

• (for) how many days ➜ 幾日も
• what day (of the month)

noun:

• pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind - Sumo term

noun:

• breast; chest
• pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium