adverb:

• successively; continuously; in a row

noun:

• remedial measure; preventive measure; the best way to cope with (meet) the situation - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another ➜ 密会・乳繰り合う

noun:

• monetary union; currency union; common currency

noun:

• voluntary insurance; optional insurance; extra insurance; vehicle insurance in addition to the basic mandatory insurance ➜ 強制保険

noun:

• dandy; peacock; early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza; Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope

adverb:

• secretly; behind someone's back; unbeknownst to the parties involved

noun:

• aurochs (Bos primigenius); urus; extinct ancestor of the modern cow, Bos taurus

noun:

• handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.

~の noun:

• gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman

expression:

• just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

noun / ~する noun:

• unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation

noun / ~の noun:

• scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch

noun:

• indefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity - four character idiom

noun:

• adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)

noun:

• priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.

noun:

• quasi-drug; medicated products; quasi-medicine; product with relatively mild medicinal effect, sold in general stores as well as pharmacies

noun:

• Islamic State; IS; Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; ISIS; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; ISIL

noun:

• slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

~と adverb / ~する noun:

• dimly; faintly; with a faint light
• warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner - esp. とした

noun:

• final game; final games; the finals

noun:

• moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace

noun / ~の noun:

• gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes - four character idiom

conjunction / particle:

• and yet; though; when; in spite of ➜ くせに