活

Idiomatic expression

big but useless person

nervous activity; activity of a nerve

democratic activist

いきじめ only

draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh

Esp. いきしめ

fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)

Esp. いきしめ

killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour

monasticism; monastic life

the inner life

diplomatic activity

hard life; life of austerity

Grammar

r-stem irregular conjugation (in classical Japanese); r-irregular conjugation

kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)

suburban life; life in the suburbs

person who lives on the water

sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

extra-curricular activities; special activities

writing life; period of life spent writing

business activities; business conduct; business operations

results (of an activity)

consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association

an aesthetic existence

empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace

political activist

type printing; letterpress printing; typography

conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)