expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position ➜ 立場

noun:

• weekly ideas; weekly thoughts; ideas brought forth at the conclusion of a week

noun:

• over-qualified person; over-educated person (unable to find a job); educational refugee [literal]

expression:

• a wonder lasts but nine days; gossip lasts just 75 days [literal] - proverb

expression:

• there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn - proverb

noun:

• credits roll (at the end of a show or movie); end credit roll - From English "endroll"

expression / noun:

• motion of a baby gently hitting his own face with both of his hands

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child ➜ 甘える
• to snort; to sniff

noun:

• one's child; a child one has brought into the world
• descendant - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• being one or more laps behind (in a race)
• being behind the times

noun:

• assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.) ➜ 朝礼【ちょうれい】

noun:

• vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car ➜ 車上荒らし【しゃじょうあらし】

noun / ~する noun:

• making a web page hard to find through search engines; avoiding search engines - slang

noun:

• putting one's own interest ahead of one's party (for a politician) - play on 党利党略 ➜ 党利党略【とうりとうりゃく】

noun:

• final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue

expression / adverb:

• hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

noun:

• phonetic alphabet (e.g. A for alpha, B for bravo, etc.); phonetic code

noun:

• ski bus; bus that goes to a ski resort

noun:

• head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year

expression / noun:

• waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game ➜ 後出し・じゃんけん

noun:

• abacus; flat slab forming the top part of the capital of a column - Architecture term - From Greek

noun:

• black beard
• type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

noun / ~の noun:

• having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively - From English "no plan"

noun:

• Islamic state (state where shari'a law is enforced); Islamic country