noun:

• pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit - From English "pocket (handker)chief"

noun:

• person appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

noun:

• place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction - the へ is pronounced as え in this word - archaism ➜ 方違え・方塞がり

noun:

• system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam ➜ エスカレーター学校【エスカレーターがっこう】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of an illness, demon, etc.
• to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• like an electric shock; ripping; rattling - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• tearing to pieces; ripping apart - onomatopoeia

noun:

• plotting to damage the imperial palace or an imperial tomb - archaism ➜ 八虐

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

noun / ~する noun:

• work after retirement age; work to supplement an insufficient pension - slang

suffix:

• to be able to ...; can ... - after the -masu stem of a verb

expression:

• to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain ➜ 得【う】・得る【える】・得る【える】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ［曲げる］
• to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ［曲げる］
• to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
• to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
• to pawn

noun:

• an office; an important office

expression:

• an eye for an eye - from Matthew 5:38 ➜ 目には目を歯には歯を【めにはめをはにははを】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to love; to cherish; to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on
• to show favouritism to; to be partial to
• to fondle; to caress; to pet
• to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshly - used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる - colloquialism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change; to alter; to revise; to replace ［改める・革める］
• to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve ［改める・革める］
• to examine; to check; to inspect ［改める・検める］
• to do properly; to do formally ［改める・革める］

expression:

• give him an inch and he'll take an ell; give him an inch and he'll take a yard - proverb

interjection:

• goodbye; so long; farewell ➜ さようなら

noun / ~する noun:

• saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; parting with

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• farewell (performance, party, etc.); final; last; game-winning (e.g. hit)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to plan; to attempt; to devise
• to plot; to conspire; to scheme - esp. 謀る
• to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek ［図る］
• to deceive; to trick; to take in ［謀る］

noun:

• weapon; arms; ordnance
• weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

expression / ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to take advantage of the troubled times (of an ambitious adventurer) - obscure term

noun:

• ability to appreciate art (music, poetry, etc.); an eye for art

noun:

• infantile regression; regression to an earlier stage of childhood development - Medicine term

noun:

• up-selling; upselling; selling more to an existing client or customer

noun:

• up-selling; upselling; selling more to an existing client or customer