godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

noun:

• now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

noun:

• divine spirit; spirit of the dead

noun:

• claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. - From English "crane game"

noun:

• aimless attempt; shot in the dark - obscure term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore - idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight ➜ 明け残る

noun / ~する noun:

• possession (of what is required); fulfilment (of conditions); being equipped with; being endowed with

expression / godan ~う verb:

• I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

noun:

• reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held ➜ 大内裏

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in

expression:

• one's father is more horrifying than any natural disaster; earthquakes, thunder, fires, the old man [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Amphichaetodon; genus of butterflyfishes in the family Chaetodontidae

noun:

• Cervidae; family comprising the deers

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to screw up; to put the screws on (a person)
• to constrict (someone, something)

noun:

• marginal village; depopulated village with most inhabitants being senior citizens

noun:

• maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil - four character idiom

expression:

• no concern of mine; nothing to do with me ➜ 我関せず

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun:

• racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• interest-bearing liabilities; interest-bearing debt; debt with interest; liability with interest

expression:

• something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

expression:

• delusion; trick of the imagination ➜ 気迷い

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇