noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ダブル立直【ダブルリーチ】

noun:

• lower reaches (of a river) Antonym: 上【かみ】
• bottom; lower part
• lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses
• end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)

~の noun:

• dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

~の noun / adverb:

• by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; at heart
• absolutely (not); (not) at all - followed by a verb in negative form

noun:

• doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers
• beautiful but stupid girl

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that ➜ それなのに

noun:

• (finger) ring ➜ 指輪
• metal thimble ➜ 指貫【ゆびぬき】
• ring used to constrict a finger to make it small and beautiful - archaism

noun:

• Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake

expression:

• something; something or other; so-and-so

adverb:

• somehow; anyhow; one way or another

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit down (and bask); to sit-in (in protest)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

godan ~す verb:

• to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again

noun:

• music performed by women
• women who performed court Bugaku music and dance ［じょがく］

expression:

• at ordinary times and on special occasions; on every occasion; at all times

expression / ichidan verb:

• to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
• to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

noun:

• flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)

noun:

• beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥諷詠
• artistic pursuits involving nature themes

noun:

• deepest level (of an art, skill, etc.); secret teachings; mysteries; innermost secrets; the secret (of success, etc.)

noun:

• 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall ➜ 小春日和

noun:

• confusion; complications

suffix noun:

• being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration) - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house) ➜ 上がり口
• start of a rise (e.g. in prices)

noun:

• March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the five annual festivals); dolls festival; peach festival ➜ 五節句

noun:

• a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame) - four character idiom