noun:

• wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection - four character idiom

expression:

• crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness - colloquialism

noun:

• one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name) ➜ 偏諱を賜う

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

noun:

• yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima) ➜ 毛深雀蜂【けぶかすずめばち】

noun:

• autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves ➜ 錦繍

noun / ~する noun:

• increase in the number of vehicles, trains, etc.; increase in runs (bus, etc.) ➜ 減車

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to drag along
• to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

noun:

• same room

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• sharing a room; occupying the same room

noun:

• first night; first watch of the night; bridal night

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to conclude a dance; to dance the last dance

noun:

• gate of the imperial palace; imperial court; imperial palace

noun:

• country living; life in the country; country life

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

noun:

• invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to drift together; to drift to the shore

noun:

• actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting ➜ 現地・現場を押さえる【げんばをおさえる】
• shop floor; factory floor; (on) site ［げんば］

~と adverb / adverb:

• more; much more; still more; all the more

noun:

• step; rung; level; rank
• paragraph; passage
• ichidan (verb, verb conjugation) - abbreviation ➜ 一段動詞【いちだんどうし】・一段活用【いちだんかつよう】・五段

noun:

• (being in) the red; deficit Antonym: 黒字
• red letter; red writing
• corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to catch; to stop the blow
• to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

adverb:

• as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently

noun / ~する noun:

• softening Antonym: 硬化
• softening (of attitude); mollification Antonym: 硬化
• weakening (of the market) Antonym: 硬化
• blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

noun:

• beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥諷詠
• artistic pursuits involving nature themes

noun:

• deepest level (of an art, skill, etc.); secret teachings; mysteries; innermost secrets; the secret (of success, etc.)

noun:

• 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall ➜ 小春日和