noun:

• large room
• green room; waiting room for performers when off stage

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• junior actor; actor of small parts

noun:

• large hospital room (for several patients); hospital ward

noun / ~の noun / suffix noun / prefix:

• previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
• point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
• head (of a line); front
• ahead; the other side
• the future; hereafter
• destination
• the other party

expression:

• from right to left; in one ear and out the other
• nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to meet (someone of higher status) ➜ お目にかかる
• to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed - archaism

noun:

• Latin (language) - abbreviation ➜ ラテン語【ラテンご】

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• Latin-American; Latin; Latino - abbreviation ➜ ラテン音楽【ラテンおんがく】・ラテンアメリカ
• Latin; Roman; relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome ➜ ラテン文学

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

noun:

• beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

noun:

• deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste ➜ あくの強い
• excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic ➜ あくの強い【あくのつよい】

expression:

• a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love) - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• killing one's catch on the spot (e.g. a bird)
• killing a fish immediately to preserve its freshness

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

noun:

• ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures ➜ 引っ掛け

noun:

• labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• one's company; company one works for

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• in-house; belonging to the company

adverb:

• now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

noun:

• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

noun:

• freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

expression:

• pleased to make your acquaintance (formal phrase used on first meeting someone to encourage them to remember you)

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win - proverb

noun:

• free use

~する noun:

• to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language)
• to drive someone on

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to become covered in moss; to be moss-covered; to have moss growing on itself; to become aged (e.g. building, stone)