expression:

• wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else - proverb

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office ➜ 職分田

noun:

• making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared
• rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price) - from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly - idiom

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

expression / noun:

• good thing; nice thing
• good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

interjection:

• interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language

noun / ~する noun:

• adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground

noun / ~の noun:

• temporary; provisional

~する noun:

• to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

noun / ~する noun:

• writing
• entry (e.g. to a form)
• posting (e.g. to a blog)

noun:

• first person to say something; first person to suggest something ➜ 言い出しべ【いいだしべ】

yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

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

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ... - idiom ➜ 轍を踏む

expression / adjective:

• it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

noun / ~する noun:

• failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name

expression:

• it is better to; it is best to; there's nothing better than

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to sound out a person's feelings; to consult a person's pleasure [literal] ➜ 鼻息【はないき】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be within the top five; to be one of the five best - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hunger for love; to starve for love