expression:

• though sitting on a pile of riches, one comes back empty handed; to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp - proverb

expression:

• if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like ➜ 何だったら

expression:

• if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like ➜ 何なら

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
• to lord it over; to have great influence

noun:

• reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature ［座繰り・坐繰り・座繰・坐繰］

noun / ~する noun:

• counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing - esp. 座ぐり

noun:

• hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.) - esp. 座刳り

expression:

• evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail [literal] - idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• liked; well-liked; favourite; favorite Antonym: 嫌い【きらい】
• in love (with); loved; romantically interested (in)

noun / adjectival noun:

• faddism; eccentricity
• the way one likes; (as) it suits one

noun:

• car painted with anime characters; painful car (because some people consider it painful to look at) [literal] - colloquialism - humorous term ➜ オタ車・ヲタ車
• Italian car; European car ［イタ車］ - original meaning - abbreviation

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak distinctly; to speak clearly
• to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

noun / adjectival noun:

• being totally upset (by); being completely nonplused (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable - four character idiom

noun:

• sand eraser; ink eraser; eraser (rubber) that contains sand which makes it able to remove ink

expression:

• that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to declare; to assert; to state definitively
• to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)
• to accomplish a goal
• to make it sunny; to make clouds disappear - archaism

noun:

• life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

expression:

• in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

noun:

• smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye - colloquialism ➜ ど・ストライク

adjectival noun:

• perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it - colloquialism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to place on (something)
• to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board - esp. 乗せる
• to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board - esp. 載せる
• to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)
• to deceive; to take for a ride
• to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment)
• to let (someone) take part
• to excite (someone)
• to publish (an article); to run (an ad) ［載せる］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hesitate to say; to find it difficult to say - humble language

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

noun / ~する noun:

• starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
• making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

pre-noun adjectival:

• what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

expression:

• How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

expression:

• How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?