being personally handwritten or drawn

(cooking) falling apart from boiling

(transport) load collapse / shifting

(historical, collective, government) the Two Departments, the 太政官 (Dajōkan, “Department of State”) and 神祇官 (Jingikan, “Department of Divinities”)

(mahjong) determining what tile would complete an opponent's hand

(grammar) a verbal conjugation class consisting of five alternating bases: -a, -i, -u, -e, and -o

(Classical Japanese grammar) a verbal conjugation class consisting of four alternating bases: -a, -i, -u, and -e

(grammar) an abbreviation for 上二段活用; upper dual grade conjugation

(grammar) Short for 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō): upper monograde conjugation

(grammar) Short for 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō): lower bigrade conjugation