noun:

• drinking at home (as opposed to going out) - slang ➜ 家飲み

noun:

• coming to nothing; ending without result; total waste

noun:

• replying to someone's email immediately - slang ➜ レス

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to count on someone as the only support

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get more blessing than one deserves Antonym: 冥利が尽きる

auxiliary verb / conjunction:

• in order to; for the purpose of

auxiliary / suffix:

• must; should ➜ 可き・可き・可し

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to enjoy the trust and confidence of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take charge during someone's absence

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to turn into a state of feverish mood

expression:

• needless to say; it goes without saying

expression / adjective:

• tight-lipped; able to keep a secret Antonym: 口が軽い ➜ 口の堅い

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

godan ~つ verb:

• to hold something reverently with both hands

expression / ichidan verb:

• to master something (through personal experience)

noun:

• designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding - abbreviation ➜ 出来ちゃった結婚

noun:

• path to the netherworld (underworld); Hades; Hell ➜ 黄泉

adverb:

• crushed flat; squashed to a pulp; squished; crumpled - onomatopoeia

expression:

• were it to at least be as such - archaism

expression:

• to cast aside one's beliefs and doctrines - archaism

noun:

• itching to show off one's abilities

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend into a loop (wire, hair, etc.)

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to quarrel among friends (or siblings)

expression:

• take the opportunity to (do something else) ➜ 事の序で