noun:

• freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding

noun / ~する noun:

• forwarding documents regarding an additional charge to the public prosecutor

adjectival noun / noun:

• hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

noun:

• sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)

noun / ~する noun:

• sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)

noun:

• bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house

noun:

• plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.) - idiom

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be replaced with new growth

pronoun:

• you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors) - archaism ➜ 主【ぬし】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to perform religious rites for the repose of a soul

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop in the middle of a sentence

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan) ➜ 玄関【げんかん】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to shut oneself up in one's study

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to let cooked rice steam after turning off the heat

noun:

• urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet - obscure term

expression / adverb:

• to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately

expression:

• it cannot be helped - in the form 〜をいかんせん

noun:

• lacking the words to say what one means

noun:

• period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)

noun:

• period of time in which to recharge one's batteries

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

noun:

• sharp ear; long ears
• ability to remember everything one hears

noun:

• litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions, etc.)