noun:

• one or two; a few; small number

noun:

• the very same person - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle - idiom

expression / noun:

• slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.)
• being slightly older

noun:

• univalve

noun:

• exclusive-distributorship; exclusive selling right

adverb:

• stepwise; one step at a time

noun:

• a gold quarter ryou

noun:

• all the domestic (housekeeping) chores - four character idiom

noun:

• the whole month; all the month

noun:

• one or the same pot; eating or living together

expression:

• the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

adjectival noun:

• alternative

noun:

• administrative cost; head office expenses; general management expenses

noun / ~する noun:

• winning by an ippon; winning by a point - Martial Arts term

expression:

• not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

noun:

• polygamy

noun:

• unicameral system

expression:

• always dot the i's and cross the t's; don't neglect the slightest detail; be punctilious - proverb

noun:

• immediate deal; deal sealed by one word - archaism

noun:

• partisans; gang; conspirators

noun:

• pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• each; per piece

noun:

• flat tax; uniform taxation

noun / ~する noun:

• selling individually; selling piecemeal