expression / ichidan verb:

• to be to the point; to be pertinent - prob. originated as a misuse of 的を射る but now in common use - colloquialism ➜ 的を射る

noun:

• bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee

noun:

• New Year's Week (festivities)

noun:

• corner; turn; bend in the road; curve; turning point

noun / ~する noun:

• impaction ➜ 埋伏歯【まいふくし】

adverb:

• at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong - usu. as まっしぐらに

noun:

• evening primrose (esp. Chilean evening primrose, Oenothera stricta)

expression / ~よい adjective:

• lucky ➜ 間が悪い【まがわるい】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get full marks

noun:

• speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's

noun:

• chronic phase ➜ 急性期

noun:

• sore crotch; sore thigh

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes - idiom ➜ 眉に唾をつける

noun:

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• delicious; appetizing; appetising - reversed from うまい
• skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful
• fortunate; splendid; promising

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

noun:

• staple ➜ ステープル

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to go wrong; to turn for the worse

noun:

• understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

noun:

• magician; conjurer

noun:

• full tank; filling up the tank

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start ➜ 幕を閉じる

expression:

• with one's eyes flashing

lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to mix; to stir; to blend - archaism ➜ 混ぜる