noun / ~する noun:

• inspection of a meter; reading a meter
• needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

noun:

• one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate - four character idiom

noun:

• expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence) - four character idiom

noun:

• purifying wisdom of a buddha - Buddhism term
• purifying water of wisdom used in a Buddhist baptism - Buddhism term ➜ 灌頂・灌頂

noun / ~する noun:

• ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)

noun / ~の noun:

• at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

noun:

• gait; pace; step

~の noun:

• most recent; current

pronoun:

• you; thou

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

noun:

• cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning
• (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring) ➜ 煤掃き

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

noun:

• atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern

noun:

• 3-5 point (in go); 5-3 point

adjective:

• small; little; tiny
• slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
• low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
• unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
• young; juvenile

noun:

• opportunity; chance; occasion; time - esp. 折
• folding; fold; pleat; crease - esp. 折り
• small food box (wooden or cardboard) - esp. 折り

counter:

• counter for folds
• counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako ➜ 折り箱

noun / ~する noun:

• beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat

noun:

• making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

expression / noun:

• red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

noun:

• long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work) ➜ ホームルーム

noun:

• spotted surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus, species of bristletooth tang found in Hawaii, Johnston Island, and Australia); goldring surgeonfish; goldring bristletooth

noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

noun:

• humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot ➜ 徒侍
• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) ➜ 徒士組【かちぐみ】

expression / noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death ➜ 丑の刻参り

noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

noun:

• solitary non-employed person; non-employed person aged 20-59, not married or engaged in study who has no social interactions with anybody outside their family - From English

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to build up; to establish - esp. 成す
• to form; to become (a state) - esp. 成す
• to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
• to change into
• to do; to perform - esp. 為す

auxiliary verb:

• to intend to; to attempt; to try - archaism