expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit

expression:

• remote; out-of-the-way

noun:

• bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine

noun:

• insurance papers; certificate of insurance

noun:

• Fronde; series of French civil wars (1648-1653)

noun:

• semantics; the study of meaning - Linguistics term

noun:

• all obstacles; all sorts of trouble

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

noun:

• direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

noun:

• natural law; rule of heaven

noun:

• general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session

noun:

• dependent on luck; matter of luck

noun:

• all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair - Mahjong term - From Chinese

expression / noun:

• jealous complaint; the loud bark of a talentless dog [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month - From English

noun:

• one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate - four character idiom

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

noun:

• deleted residence record; record of deletion of certificate of residence ➜ 住民票

noun:

• Tricoplaciformes; order of multicellular invertebrates

noun:

• writing life; period of life spent writing

noun:

• divine spirit; spirit of the dead

noun:

• futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
• rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.) ➜ 細巻き【ほそまき】

noun:

• rusting; onset of rust

noun:

• reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held ➜ 大内裏

noun:

• kanji test; test of kanji skills - abbreviation ➜ 漢字検定