noun:

• saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension ➜ 固唾をのむ【かたずをのむ】

noun / ~する noun:

• death in jail; death in gaol

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit ➜ 土壺【どつぼ】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fall in love ➜ 恋をする

noun:

• round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines

noun:

• hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society - four character idiom

noun:

• seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

noun:

• brought up in luxury

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in one's own trap

noun:

• reading a book in turn

adjective:

• slow in start work ➜ 腰が重い

noun:

• public opinion (sentiment) as reflected in the print media - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to have in common (with) ➜ 一脈相通ずる

expression / noun:

• couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

noun:

• selling in installments; selling in instalments

noun:

• mother who is interested in trains - slang - abbreviation ➜ 鉄道

expression:

• in spite of; regardless of

noun:

• type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals

adjectival noun / noun / adverb:

• madly in love - onomatopoeia
• falling down drunk

noun:

• crying in pain

noun / ~する noun:

• drowning one's cares in drink

noun:

• hiding in the nest

noun / ~する noun:

• increase in activity; activation

noun:

• symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk)
• turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character - later printed as 〓

noun:

• reparation in the form of service