expression / noun:

• wavy hair

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get along well with

expression:

• preaching to the deaf; reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear [literal] - idiom ➜ 念仏

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

expression:

• something not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

expression:

• someone (something) not to be trifled with

expression:

• once a fool, always a fool; stupidity won't be cured without death [literal] - proverb

expression:

• even a fool has one talent

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

expression:

• the team appears to be headed for defeat; strong indications of defeat - obscure term

expression / adjective:

• tall (of a person) Antonym: 背が低い ➜ 背の高い

expression / adjective:

• short (of a person) Antonym: 背が高い ➜ 背の低い

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to double

expression / ichidan verb:

• to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

expression:

• a must to buy

expression / ichidan verb:

• to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

expression:

• being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one) - four character idiom
• know-it-all manner

adverb / expression:

• (carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin

expression / noun:

• universal brotherhood; all eight corners of the world under one roof - WWII political slogan often seen as implying Japanese world domination - four character idiom

expression:

• labyrinth; maze

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to find a solution (after struggle)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

interjection:

• you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

expression / adjective:

• illegible; indecipherable

expression:

• with a half-opened eye

expression / adjective:

• unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye - idiom