expression / ichidan verb:

• to discuss in the same terms; to treat equally

expression:

• between the pages of a book
• between two books

expression:

• if things go wrong; if the worst happens

noun:

• beginning of summer
• fourth month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term

noun:

• beginning of spring
• first month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term

expression:

• taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi

noun:

• large income earner; people in the higher income brackets

noun:

• thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)

noun:

• petty bench of the supreme court; small claims court

noun:

• aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary

noun:

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

noun:

• (strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy - four character idiom

noun:

• moderate line; middle-of-the-road line (in politics) - four character idiom

expression:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get distracted; to jump off the track

ichidan verb:

• to put something in the wrong place; to misplace

noun:

• Benelux; Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg)

noun:

• stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)

noun:

• the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor ➜ 勅語

noun:

• ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb

noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly seeing the light; it suddenly dawning upon one - four character idiom ➜ 豁然大悟

expression:

• the clouds look menacing
• things don't look good

expression:

• no exception; without exception; always the same

noun:

• State Council (of the People's Republic of China)

noun:

• responsibility for the consequences; absolute liability; moral responsibility; answerability