expression:

• the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• circumvention of the law; evasion of the law (by using legal means to obtain a result normally only obtainable by illegal ones)

expression:

• you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice - proverb ➜ 背に腹はかえられない

noun:

• room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); mirror room [literal]
• hall of mirrors (at Versailles)

expression / noun:

• good thing; nice thing
• good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

interjection:

• interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language

noun:

• taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son - esp. refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - honorific language ➜ 関白【かんぱく】

expression / adverb:

• in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dispatch; to make run
• to drive; to gallop; to sail
• to run (a program)
• to rout; to put to flight

noun:

• scriptures; sacred book; holy book; holy writings
• writings of a sage; sage's memoir

yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love; to be miserable because of love - archaism

noun:

• the skin (of a human being)
• warmth of the skin; body warmth

noun:

• deep throat (i.e. a concealed informant) - slang
• deep throat (i.e. deeply penetrative fellatio)

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason - archaism

noun:

• castle and moat; castle's moat - obscure term
• City God (Taoist guardian god of a city)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally - idiom

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone
• to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.) - archaism

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while he sleeps
• to catch someone off his guard by setting traps

noun:

• Pokemon seizure incident (Dec. 16, 1997); incident in which flashing lights in a Pokemon episode induced seizures in hundreds of viewers - From English "Pokemon shock"

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pull the trigger; to pull a trigger

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break the record; to break a record

noun:

• jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

noun:

• right to challenge; right to make a challenge

noun:

• north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa

adjective:

• suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy ［怪しい］
• charming; bewitching; mysterious ➜ いろっぽい

noun:

• long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
• weapon; arms ［ほこ］
• grip of a bow ［ほこ］
• parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears - abbreviation ➜ 矛山車