a Japanese verbal inflection that is considered regular

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class with the following inflections: -nara/-nari (or ni)/-nari/-naru/-nare/-nare

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class with the following inflections: -tara/-tari (or to)/-tari/-taru/-tare/-tare

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class for some classical adjectives ending in -shi:

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class for some classical adjectives ending in -shi:

failure is a stepping stone to success

failure leads to success

(Internet slang, derogatory) talking about oneself whenever possible; self-centered

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

(grammar) The Classical Japanese bigrade verb conjugation class, consisting of the two subclasses of 上(かみ)二(に)段(だん)活(かつ)用(よう) (kami nidan katsuyō, “upper-bigrade conjugation”) and 下(しも)二(に)段(だん)活(かつ)用(よう) (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower-bigrade conjugation”)