noun:

• first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being ➜ 本門

noun:

• family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

expression / adjective:

• With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

noun:

• sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (often a homosexual or transsexual male) - Linguistics term

expression / noun:

• the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - idiom

noun:

• town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)

noun:

• owner-operator company; corporation in which the business manager is also the major stockholder

noun:

• observing and reviewing the effects of a drug after it has been released onto the market

expression / ichidan verb:

• to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet)
• to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

expression / noun:

• the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

noun:

• palace kitchen in which final preparations to the imperial family's meals (e.g. reheating) were made (Heian period)
• kitchen (in a noble's manor)

noun:

• water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

noun:

• fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength) - from 出来合いのレース - abbreviation

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to connect (with a different flight); to make a (flight) connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become seriously ill; to catch an incurable illness
• to become a slave of a habit

adverb:

• much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback
• to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.) - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
• to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to burst into flames
• to fire (of a gun)
• to fan a fire with one's breath

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself

noun:

• advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)