expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; to make (grind) one's body into dust [literal] - idiom ➜ 身を粉にする【みをこにする】

noun:

• future outlook; outlook for the future

noun:

• Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer - Astronomy term

noun:

• skipping grades; the act of entering a new school as a non-first-year student

expression:

• he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith; one rotten apple spoils the barrel - proverb

noun:

• do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances

expression:

• dim-witted; slow to catch on

expression:

• Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears

expression:

• fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead

noun / ~する noun:

• ascension (into heaven); the Ascension
• death

noun / ~の noun:

• scorching heat; fierce glare of the sun

noun:

• financial circles; the financial community

noun:

• Di people; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north - derogatory term ➜ 北狄

noun:

• Hemitaurichthys; genus of tropical butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae

noun:

• stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up

noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• giving off a foul odor; the air being heavy with an offensive smell - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

noun:

• Ama no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami - archaism ➜ オノコロ島

noun:

• Fornax (constellation); the Furnace - Astronomy term

noun:

• Theaceae; family of flowering plants comprising the camellias and other shrubs and trees

noun:

• secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

expression:

• good medicine tastes bitter; the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to - proverb

expression:

• quietly; without the slightest movement