expression:

• taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi

noun:

• field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation

noun:

• person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)

noun:

• thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)

noun:

• petty bench of the supreme court; small claims court

ichidan verb:

• to hasten (the work); to urge (a person) on

noun:

• aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary

noun:

• do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

noun:

• (strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy - four character idiom

noun:

• counting on the abacus
• cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation

expression:

• Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get distracted; to jump off the track

noun:

• Benelux; Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg)

noun:

• stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)

noun:

• the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor ➜ 勅語

noun:

• ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb

noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly seeing the light; it suddenly dawning upon one - four character idiom ➜ 豁然大悟

expression:

• the clouds look menacing
• things don't look good

expression / ichidan verb:

• to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)

expression:

• no exception; without exception; always the same

noun:

• State Council (of the People's Republic of China)

noun:

• responsibility for the consequences; absolute liability; moral responsibility; answerability

noun:

• chalazion (sebaceous cyst of the eyelid); tarsal cyst

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to be on the right track; to go well