expression / godan ~す verb:

• to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

noun:

• book for novices; general introduction to a subject

noun:

• governing a nation and providing relief to people - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• announcing the succession to another's stage name - four character idiom

expression:

• when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise) ➜ にかけて

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to smoke animal out of its den

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become decrepit and ugly with age

expression / adjective:

• trivial; not amounting to much ➜ 大した

noun / ~する noun:

• offering one's opinion (to someone on something) - four character idiom

noun:

• itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands - four character idiom

noun:

• relocation of wild animals to a remote location - four character idiom

noun:

• admission of university graduates to an undergraduate program - four character idiom

noun:

• making an unnecessary addition (to); gilding the lily - four character idiom

noun:

• saving a nation and providing relief to people - four character idiom

noun:

• governing a nation and providing relief to people - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• (logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end - four character idiom

noun:

• rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions - four character idiom

noun:

• (articles) imported to Japan by early European traders - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being returned (sent back) to the drawing board - four character idiom

noun:

• winning streak; good time to make a profit

expression:

• contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

~と adverb:

• shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected - onomatopoeia
• being resigned to (disgrace)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to have (break out into) a broad (suggestive) grin

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to gradually rise

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sit silently at a meeting ➜ 雁首揃える