noun:

• hanger-on; dependent
• someone who is received coldly
• third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate) - familiar language

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine - idiom

noun:

• place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat ➜ 避暑

noun:

• touching a wrong card
• making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

expression:

• (I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat ➜ 口が裂けても言えない【くちがさけてもいえない】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say ➜ 所謂【いわゆる】

ichidan verb:

• to carry in one's own hands; to carry in a manner that is obvious to others - colloquialism ➜ 提げる【さげる】

noun:

• life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

noun / ~する noun:

• getting angry (with someone who is angry with oneself); snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong) - slang ➜ キレる

yodan ~す verb (archaic):

• to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect; to abandon - archaism

temporal noun:

• that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)

noun:

• panel; scene-panel
• painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted - symbolically a reflection of tree at the front of the stage

noun:

• one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

expression:

• No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited

godan ~く verb:

• to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect - colloquialism ➜ 放っておく

expression:

• if it is not ...; if it does not ... - after the -nai stem of a verb; ずは is now pronounced ずわ - archaism

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

expression:

• don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure - proverb

expression:

• size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb

expression:

• he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it - proverb

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to stop (doing something); to cease; to put aside
• to leave as is; to leave alone
• to exclude; to except ➜ を措いて【をおいて】

noun:

• rental mobile phone; rental cell phone; cell phone that is rented

expression:

• in order to be(come)... ➜ となる
• since it amounts to...
• since it is advantageous to...

expression:

• it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it - proverb

noun:

• mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person - four character idiom