noun:

• blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake

expression:

• fools rush in - abbreviation ➜ 盲蛇に怖じず

expression / ichidan verb:

• to decide the outcome (e.g. game)
• to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct
• to derive; to deduce ➜ 方程式を導く

noun:

• garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

noun:

• Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood) - Buddhism term
• posthumous Buddhist name - Buddhism term

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