expression / ichidan verb:

• to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• recently; not long ago; for a while recently; all the while recently - obsolete term

noun:

• hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing

godan ~る verb:

• to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet); to buzz - colloquialism

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to count on the abacus
• to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to flap (wings)
• to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

expression:

• thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

expression:

• not knowing one's way around; not familiar with the area; not knowing what to do

noun:

• marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping
• marriage where the person courted was already married

noun:

• horn shark (Heterodontus francisci, bullhead shark from the Eastern Pacific); Californian bullhead shark

expression / ~の noun:

• one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

adverb:

• now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
• already; yet; by now; (not) anymore ➜ すでに
• further; more; again; another; the other

interjection:

• tsk; dammit; jeez; come on - used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

adverb / ~と adverb / adjectival noun:

• fluently (speaking a foreign language) - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• incessantly (speaking); glibly; garrulously; volubly - onomatopoeia
• one after the other (flipping through pages) - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun / adverb / ~する noun:

• thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy; weak - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• monk's "begging"; religious mendicancy; asking for alms
• going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple) - Buddhism term

noun:

• killing a would-be avenger
• having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

noun:

• impudent talk; speaking without thinking; continuing talking even after one has lost an argument; (getting in) the last word; talking back; needless retort

noun:

• WARM BIZ (Japanese government campaign encouraging companies to set their heater thermostats to 20 degrees Celsius over the winter) ➜ クールビズ

noun:

• in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce

noun:

• person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

noun / ~の noun:

• seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting

noun:

• sight-reading - Music term

expression:

• in any case; in either case; whichever the case may be

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

godan ~る verb:

• to push and push; to keep pushing to the end