expression:

• briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly

noun:

• difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.)
• difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps; bump (in road)

noun:

• shot (in films)
• shot (of alcohol)
• hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis)

noun / ~する noun:

• shoot (in basketball)

noun:

• style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")

noun:

• style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu") ➜ です体

expression / ~の noun:

• one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

conjunction:

• in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard; in this connection

noun:

• former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)

noun:

• makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• success in life; advancement in life; rising in the world - four character idiom

noun:

• an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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

• to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in ➜ 信じる

noun:

• different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes - four character idiom ➜ 同工異曲【どうこういきょく】

noun / ~する noun:

• prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration

noun:

• driving; pounding in; shooting into; implantation; invasion
• falling badly in love
• putting (one's heart) into
• step recording (in electronic or computer music) - IT term

noun:

• bull's-eye
• object of desire; most-coveted goal
• male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...") - colloquialism

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by

auxiliary verb:

• to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in ➜ 読み耽る

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction ➜ 鍬入れ

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in - mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs ➜ 入る【はいる】・気に入る・立ち入る

noun:

• manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period) - honorific language ➜ 用人

expression:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action ➜ 目の上のこぶ

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

adverb:

• in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without resting; in one sitting; at a stretch; all at once
• immediately; instantly; right away; straight away; straightaway