noun:

• Pseudocarchariidae; family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark

noun:

• Three Alls Strategy; Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War - 三光 is a ref. to a Chinese phrase meaning 'kill all, burn all, loot all'

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to let loose something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the field [literal] - idiom

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

noun:

• nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit - Mahjong term - From English "chi"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to provide facilities; to administer to the convenience of ➜ 便宜を図る

expression:

• one should not leave things unfinished; when a young Mencius returned home during the middle of school, his mother cut off the cloth she had been weaving on the loom to admonish him for stopping his studies midway - proverb ➜ 断機

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

noun:

• rank and file; the ranks

suffix:

• publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

noun:

• otitis externa; inflammation of the outer ear

noun:

• non-jōyō kanji; kanji outside the common-use kanji list ➜ 常用漢字

noun:

• hospital department; department in the field of medical care

noun:

• volvulus; twisted loop in intestine

noun:

• Cetartiodactyla; order comprising the even-toed ungulates and whales

expression:

• teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; lecturing to the Buddha [literal]

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

noun:

• lure fishing; fishing with a lure

expression:

• day and night; around the clock

noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

• degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately

adverb:

• at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit
• to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide
• to lean on; to put one's weight on

adverb:

• sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside
• to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
• to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear