expression / godan ~る verb:

• to stop an inside seam rolling about; to press open a seam (and open the left and right sides out)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.) ➜ 気が利く
• to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings) ➜ 気が利く

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody
• polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.
• speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address
• reply; response
• revenge; retaliation - slang

expression:

• a fine thing to say - used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark; usu. in the form of ご挨拶 - humorous term
• dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) - orig. meaning ➜ 一挨一拶

noun:

• relationship (between people); connection - archaism
• intervention; mediation; mediator - archaism

particle:

• only; merely; nothing but; no more than
• approximately; about
• just (finished, etc.) - after the -ta form of a verb
• as if to; (as though) about to - after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に) ➜ 言わんばかり【いわんばかり】
• indicates emphasis - in the form …とばかり or …とばかりに
• always; constantly

expression:

• now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease - four character idiom

noun:

• door-to-door manzai; form of comedy orig. performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai ➜ 漫才

noun / ~する noun:

• assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

ichidan verb:

• to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician

pronoun:

• wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior

adverbial noun / noun:

• to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be noisy (e.g. from people talking) ➜ ざわざわ・騒めく【ざわめく】
• to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a terrible time; to have a hard time ➜ 目にあう【めにあう】

interjection:

• (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

noun:

• tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find most things bothersome

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be really good (at something); to be as good as a professional - slang

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable
• being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

noun:

• place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds
• fountain

expression:

• wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else - proverb

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office ➜ 職分田