expression / godan ~く verb:

• to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best

noun:

• a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one - four character idiom

expression:

• wooing technique; the way to a man's (woman's) heart

noun / ~する noun:

• falling due to a strong wind; being toppled by the wind

expression / ichidan verb:

• to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into

noun:

• whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain
• one mountain - orig. meaning ➜ 一山【ひとやま】

expression:

• quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake - abbreviation ➜ ツーと言えばカー【ツーといえばカー】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression - colloquialism - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

noun:

• dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ➜ ドラゴン
• naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
• promoted rook ［りゅう・りょう］ - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 竜王【りゅうおう】

noun:

• waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)

noun:

• shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki
• waterfall resembling a white sheet

noun:

• last orders (for food or drink in a bar or restaurant); last call - From English "order stop"

noun:

• five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut)
• five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships ［五果］ - Buddhism term
• five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life ［五果］ - Buddhism term

yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love; to be miserable because of love - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• world record; establishing a world record (in)

noun:

• garden soil; soil used in a garden

noun:

• town girl; girl raised in a town - obscure term

noun:

• compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain) ➜ 会意文字

noun:

• number crossword (var. of kanji crossword puzzle with numbers where squares with the same number contain the same kanji) - abbreviation ➜ ナンバークロス

noun:

• north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa

expression:

• avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)

noun:

• homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form