noun:

• sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument - four character idiom

noun:

• sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument - four character idiom

expression:

• It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.)
• to pry (into people's private affairs)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

expression:

• rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving

adverb / ~の noun:

• strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger) ➜ 白目【しろめ】
• to faint

godan ~る verb:

• to fabricate (stories) (based on alleged behaviour of the Asahi newspaper); to make up - slang - humorous term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to (relax and) stretch one's legs out
• to go for a further walk

noun:

• kun (in Chinese mythology, giant fish said to be able to turn into a bird) - archaism ➜ 鵬

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

expression / ichidan verb:

• to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

noun:

• puppy; whelp
• magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

expression / ichidan verb:

• to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

noun:

• sink (e.g. kitchen)

~の noun / noun:

• cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)

noun:

• washing area in a Japanese-style bath
• back-washing service (in a public bath)
• floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away

noun:

• stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side ➜ 襴・闕腋
• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials

expression:

• sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one [literal] - proverb

noun:

• love call; calling out to someone with love or good will
• phone call to a loved one
• fervent request; heartfelt appeal; passionate call to action

noun:

• placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow ➜ 雪折れ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules