noun:

• the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星
• family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles) ➜ 七曜
• Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine ➜ 真鰯

noun:

• night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come - archaism
• night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar - archaism

noun:

• first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
• first menstruation ［はつはな］
• woman who has just reached adulthood ［はつはな］

noun:

• young underground market (the underground economy in goods and services, involving lots of barter and buying and selling of secondhand goods)

noun:

• dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.)
• letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

noun:

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

noun:

• selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner

noun:

• withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to flee; to take flight
• to be ruined; to go down in the world
• to settle down (e.g. in one location)

~する noun:

• to start work (on); to undertake
• to start committing a crime - also 著手 - Law term

noun:

• embarkation; launch

noun:

• cow spot pattern (as on the hide of a cow); cow-skin pattern

noun:

• well curb; well kerb
• family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder
• to be on a par with

noun:

• rolling a two and four (with two dice)
• six - humorous term

noun / adjectival noun:

• having refined and distinguished features; having a bright face

pronoun:

• such-and-such a place

pronoun:

• such-and-such a place ➜ 何処其処【どこそこ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

noun:

• (single-edged) sword; katana
• dagger; knife
• scalpel ［とう］
• chisel; burin; graver ［とう］ ➜ 彫刻刀【ちょうこくとう】
• knife money; knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China ［とう］ ➜ 刀銭

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to look out on; to overlook; to front onto
• to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by
• to deal with (an issue)
• to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to take part in

noun:

• type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan
• type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period

noun:

• making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel; skill; knack

noun / ~する noun:

• going easy on someone; making allowances; using discretion; taking various circumstances into account

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

godan ~る verb:

• to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet); to buzz - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• on an island; on-island ➜ 島外