expression:

• for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance - usu. ~に or ~で

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to

noun:

• profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit

noun:

• Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps, Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii)
• general term for plants in the Artemisia genus; mugwort; sagebrush; wormwood

expression:

• to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture - proverb

noun:

• drumming in the streets to announce a tournament - Sumo term
• announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
• to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
• to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
• to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
• to be similar; to be redundant

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.) - of film
• to close; to come to an end - of a play, etc.
• to get a full house; to sell out - of a play, etc.
• to blunder; to bungle; to fail - of a play, etc. - archaism ➜ 毛氈を被る
• to be deceived - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer
• being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved - often as 〜が店晒しになる or 〜を店晒しにする

noun:

• postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards

noun:

• desktop
• desktop computer - IT term
• desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems) - IT term

noun:

• cheese for melting; melting cheese ➜ 蕩ける【とろける】

expression:

• an eye for an eye - from Matthew 5:38 ➜ 目には目を歯には歯を【めにはめをはにははを】

noun:

• wife ［妻］
• my dear; dear; honey ［妻・夫］ - archaism
• garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) - usually written using kana alone
• embellishment - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• opening; aperture (e.g. camera)
• opening one's mouth; beginning to speak

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• open; broad

noun:

• captive; prisoner
• victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start - four character idiom

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

noun:

• something (equipped) with legs
• sole of foot
• one's manner of walking

noun:

• pot - polite language ➜ 釜
• volcanic crater
• (one's) buttocks
• male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite - often derog. - usually written using kana alone - colloquialism

noun:

• side; flank ➜ 横腹【よこばら】
• illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

noun / ~する noun:

• bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution
• receiving a blessing; receiving an honor

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle - idiom