expression:

• there's no point; it's no use; it's not worth it

noun / ~の noun:

• middle of the road; centrism; moderation; golden mean

noun:

• the middle (of what one is doing); half-way
• middle way; middle path - Buddhism term

adjectival noun:

• methodical; precise; meticulous; scrupulous; regular; punctual

noun:

• wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

noun:

• memory; ability to learn

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make (someone) learn

expression:

• to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying

noun:

• clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)

expression:

• this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

adverb:

• as if; as it were; as though - usu. as あたかものようだ, あたかものごとし, etc.
• right then; just then; at that moment

expression:

• at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters ➜ お見舞い・見舞い客

noun:

• get-well gifts; get-well letters ➜ 見舞い品
• expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry ➜ お見舞い申し上げる

noun:

• being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another - four character idiom

noun:

• a spring that gushes forth from a valley

adjectival noun / noun:

• throwing one's weight around in a small group without knowing one's real worth in a larger world outside; being a big fish in a small pond - four character idiom

noun:

• green mandarin; mandarin variety that can be eaten while the skin is green

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• hoodlum; scoundrel; ruffian; tough; villain
• villainy
• without relying on others; without asking for help

noun:

• kanji without kanbun assistance markings ➜ 訓点【くんてん】
• poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections

adjectival noun:

• meaningless; incomprehensible

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

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

noun:

• teething fever
• developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt

noun:

• off-flavor; bitterness or other unpleasant taste that detracts from the flavour of a drink

noun:

• shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands - From English "select shop"

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

noun:

• proper map; map such that the inverse image of a compact set is compact - Mathematics term