adjective:

• dull (e.g. a knife); blunt ［にぶい］
• thickheaded; obtuse; stupid - のろい is usu. in kana
• dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light) ［にぶい］
• slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
• indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting ［のろい］

expression / godan ~む verb:

• never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; taking Gansu only to want Sichuan [literal] - idiom

noun:

• clearance (e.g. clearance sale); selling off; selling out; sellout
• selling (accepting only a single payment)
• bond transaction not subject to repurchase

noun:

• nest (of boxes); nesting
• concealed information
• adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner ［入れ子］
• cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock) ➜ 櫓杭

expression / ichidan verb:

• to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course
• to make do with what one has

noun / counter:

• mountain; hill
• mine (e.g. coal mine)
• heap; pile

noun:

• crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object
• climax; peak; critical point
• guess; speculation
• criminal case; crime - used by policemen, crime reporters, etc.
• mountain climbing; mountaineering
• festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) ➜ 山鉾
• wall; wall tile - Mahjong term
• temple; temple grounds - archaism

prefix noun:

• wild

expression:

• expresses shock at misbehaviour of a youngster; what must his parents be like?; I'd like to see his parents' faces [literal]

noun:

• first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old) ➜ 宮参り

noun / ~する noun:

• bowing respectfully with one's hands clasped in front of one's chest - obscure term
• abdication of an emperor to a successor (China) - archaism

expression:

• not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ... - after 〜は or 〜も

adjectival noun:

• negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss - archaism ➜ 疎か【おろそか】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to run at full speed; to run and run
• to try one's hardest

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type) ➜ 組み上げる【くみあげる】

noun:

• head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward

noun:

• notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification ➜ 達し
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties ➜ 御触書

noun:

• new straw; straw from the current year
• rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that - usu. sentence ending
• to be the result (of); to be the outcome
• to be the reason (for)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined ➜ 生まれつき

noun:

• additions and deletions; adding and deleting; revisions; revising

~する noun:

• to add and to delete; to revise

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

noun / ~する noun:

• conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
• fastening (as in a joint)