noun / ~する noun:

• the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off
• clicking with someone; being compatible

noun:

• Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai) - abbreviation - obscure term ➜ 山王一実神道

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lose one's means of livelihood; to become unable to earn a living

noun:

• minced meat; hashed meat; pieces of meat (often sold in a pack)

noun:

• Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge ➜ 妻入り

expression:

• rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
• to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) ➜ 惹く【ひく】・注意を引く
• to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
• to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
• to draw (a line, plan, etc.) ➜ 図面を引く
• to catch (a cold) ➜ 風邪を引く
• to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) ➜ 弾く【ひく】
• to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult ➜ 辞書を引く
• to haul; to pull (vehicles) - esp. 牽く
• to subtract; to deduct
• to recede; to ebb; to fade
• to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
• to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
• to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
• to hold (e.g. a note)
• to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to move back; to draw back; to recede ➜ 退く【ひく】
• to lessen; to subside; to ebb ➜ 退く【ひく】
• to resign; to retire; to quit ➜ 退く【ひく】

noun:

• several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks - colloquialism - four character idiom

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract)
• to act as a go-between; to act as mediator
• to curry favour with - usu. as ご機嫌を取り結ぶ

noun:

• (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance) - four character idiom
• establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

noun:

• holding a memorial service for oneself - Buddhism term
• an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person

expression:

• Man's life vanishes like a dew; A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew - four character idiom

adjective:

• warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot - 暖かい usu. refers to air temperature
• considerate; kind; genial ［温かい］
• warm (of a colour); mellow ［暖かい］
• having enough money ［暖かい］

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form

noun:

• inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste
• distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

noun:

• kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature
• excellent swimmer ［かっぱ］
• cucumber ［かっぱ］ ➜ 胡瓜
• rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber ［かっぱ］ - abbreviation ➜ 河童巻き

noun / ~する noun:

• skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot)
• skipping (over)

noun:

• skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

noun:

• the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat) - four character idiom

noun:

• dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)

noun:

• "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most) - slang ➜ 割り勘負け

noun:

• "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) - slang ➜ 割り勘勝ち

noun / ~する noun:

• breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe - Medicine term

noun:

• cap cloud (cloud shaped like an Asian bamboo hat that forms at the peak of a tall mountain)

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• Pseudocarchariidae; family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark