noun:

• female role (e.g. in film); female part
• occupation deemed fit for a woman
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - slang

noun:

• fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

noun:

• difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
• difference; gap

expression:

• the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to plant oneself; to settle in
• to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root

noun:

• component; factor; item (e.g. in list)
• element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure) - IT term

noun:

• (excelling in) one area or skill; (being skilled or gifted in) one certain area - four character idiom

noun:

• flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger ➜ ちゃぶ台

expression:

• very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

expression / ichidan verb:

• to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step ➜ 歩調を揃える

noun:

• in one's hands; in one's control

ichidan verb:

• to fade in color; to fade in colour

noun:

• book in specialized field; book in specialised field

noun:

• dyed in various colors; dyed in various colours

godan ~く verb:

• to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

noun / ~する noun:

• in full sail; decked out in full sail - four character idiom

expression:

• break in the rain; letup in the rain - colloquialism

godan ~る verb:

• to decline in price; to fall in price

noun:

• jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

noun:

• decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance

noun:

• performing solo (by oneself); having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled) - four character idiom

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• people living in the country; people living inland; Japanese in Japan proper; people living on Honshu

expression:

• one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back [literal] - four character idiom