noun:

• minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

noun:

• store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)

noun:

• klop; klunk; whonk; crash; thump - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• with a heavy impact; forcibly - onomatopoeia ➜ がつんと言う

godan ~す verb:

• to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

noun:

• light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.

godan ~す verb:

• to shake down (e.g. nuts from a tree)

adverb:

• suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• water stripe (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)

noun:

• wrestler's belt used in a bout - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• unloading goods from a container truck, etc. - abbreviation ➜ デバンニング

expression:

• a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil) - proverb ➜ 小人閑居して不善をなす

noun:

• medicine left by a salesman, and paid for when used

noun:

• many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand - four character idiom

noun:

• mercenary spirit; commercial motives; a nose for profit; moneygrubbing disposition - four character idiom

noun:

• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context - four character idiom

noun:

• using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake - four character idiom

adverb / ~と adverb:

• (dying) suddenly - onomatopoeia
• (breaking) brittly; with a snap - onomatopoeia
• softly and swellingly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door) - Architecture term ➜ 蹴放し

expression / ichidan verb:

• to open up a big lead (over one's opponent)

noun:

• access lanes (e.g. on a freeway); service road; bypass