expression:

• I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to think too much of; to make too much of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby - colloquialism ➜ 泥のように眠る

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to till a rice paddy; to plough a rice paddy (plow)

godan ~る verb:

• to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose

noun:

• non-return-to-zero recording; NRZ; non-return-to-reference recording - IT term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day

noun:

• inability to follow Buddhist teachings; person unable to follow Buddhist teachings - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be a bit hungry; to be a bit peckish ➜ 小腹【こばら】・腹が空く【はらがすく】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be worth the effort; to be worth the trouble

noun:

• law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation
• vinaya (rules for the monastic community) - Buddhism term
• Ritsu (school of Buddhism) - abbreviation ➜ 律宗
• lushi (style of Chinese poem) - abbreviation ➜ 律詩
• (musical) pitch - also りち
• six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale ➜ 十二律・呂
• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) - abbreviation ➜ 律旋

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• (in traditional Eastern music) step (corresponding to a Western semitone)

noun:

• leaping flames; flying sparks

noun / ~する noun:

• spread of fire (due to leaping flames)
• repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved

noun:

• impetigo contagiosa - colloquialism - usually written using kana alone ➜ 膿痂疹・膿疱疹

~の noun / noun:

• average; medium; common; ordinary

noun / ~の noun:

• mid-grade (item); regular grade

suffix noun:

• same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with
• each (e.g. month); every
• row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of

noun:

• bass range (in Japanese music) - abbreviation ➜ 甲【かん】
• six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale ➜ 十二律・律
• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) ➜ 呂旋

noun:

• Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species ➜ ガラパゴス化

noun:

• bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy; match that goes according to one's plan - four character idiom - Sumo term