noun:

• courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party) ➜ 謙譲語ＩＩ

noun:

• familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit

noun:

• kanji "leg" or "foot" radical at left
• being (too) late; the past; the previous ［あとへん］

noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

noun:

• pitch; tone; key
• time; tempo

noun / suffix:

• mood; tendency; style

noun:

• tax paid in kind (ritsuryo period); first a tax on rice fields and households, then on individuals - also 徴 - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to think about; to take into consideration
• to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
• to intend; to decide (to do); to plan
• to come up with; to devise; to scheme
• to predict; to anticipate; to expect
• to suspect; to doubt
• to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

temporal noun:

• every minute; per minute

noun:

• namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor

noun:

• leg band (e.g. on bird or hospital patient); ring; anklet

noun:

• metal frame stairs or ladders found on military and commercial ships - From German "Leiter"

noun:

• candlelight service (e.g. in a church)
• ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive - four character idiom

noun:

• ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas) - From English

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to lean on; to recline on
• to rely on; to depend on

noun:

• cost basis; cost principle ➜ 時価主義

noun:

• summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month) ➜ 茅の輪

noun:

• Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on Oct. 22); Jidai Festival

adverb / ~の noun:

• more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some

noun:

• amount; quantity

noun:

• merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity) - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to be a willing cats-paw or tool for a person

noun / ~する noun:

• assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva) - Buddhism term

suffix:

• someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place) - colloquialism ➜ 江戸っ子

noun:

• result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election)
• winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)

noun:

• voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)

noun / ~する noun:

• choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location

noun:

• standpoint; position