noun / ~する noun:

• behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres - four character idiom

noun:

• lamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth

noun:

• 34th of the sexagenary cycle; thirty-fourth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

expression:

• the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

noun:

• year-end bonus; bonus salary given at the end of the year

~と adverb / adverb:

• lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore) - onomatopoeia
• steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching) - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough - often used adverbially as ひたひたに - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• speedily; promptly; quickly; smoothly - onomatopoeia - archaism
• closely; exactly - onomatopoeia - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
• writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

noun / ~する noun:

• looking straight ahead; looking in the face
• looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); confronting

noun:

• normal vision; emmetropia

expression:

• anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; clothes on a packhorse driver [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

noun:

• fight
• fighting spirit - abbreviation ➜ ファイティングスピリット

interjection:

• fight!; do your best; go for it; keep at it

noun:

• claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation
• (general) complaint; objection
• cream ［クレーム］ - From French "crème" ➜ クリーム

noun:

• small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor) - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

noun:

• umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble

noun / ~する noun:

• payment for another; payment by proxy
• paying in kind; paying with a substitute

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to knead; to mix with fingers
• to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

noun:

• temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time

noun:

• food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food ➜ 特保

noun:

• food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); designated health food - abbreviation ➜ 特定保健用食品

noun:

• tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)

noun:

• small hawk or falcon (used for hunting) - abbreviation ➜ 大鷹
• falconry (using small hawks or falcons) ➜ 小鷹狩

noun:

• information centre; documentation centre; clearinghouse for information - IT term

noun / suffix noun:

• (Buddhist) lecture meeting
• religious association
• mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)