expression / adverb:

• attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

expression / ichidan verb:

• to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to satisfy; to answer the purpose; to make convenient

adverb:

• just like; the same as; no different than

noun:

• man of this world; the real world; temporal things
• cast-off cicada shell; cicada ［空蝉・虚蝉］

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

noun / ~する noun:

• trolling; singing in a circular canon; round

expression:

• words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it - proverb

noun:

• substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday - abbreviation ➜ 振替休日【ふりかえきゅうじつ】

adverb:

• sooner or later; in due time; in due course - more emphatic version of 何時か ➜ 何時か

noun / ~する noun:

• die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold

noun:

• cookie cutter - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time

noun:

• full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end - four character idiom

expression:

• privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

expression / godan ~る verb:

• you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping - idiom ➜ ツケが回って来る【ツケがまわってくる】

noun:

• eating moderately; moderation in eating; eating until 80% full [literal]

noun:

• nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia

expression:

• desperately; to the full extent of one's power; with all of one's ability

adverb:

• at first; at the outset; to begin with

noun / adverb:

• another (person); the other person; one more (person)

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

adverb / ~の noun:

• behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

noun:

• one's true ability; the right way; professional

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to satisfy; to answer the purpose; to make convenient

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - idiom ➜ 魚心あれば水心