expression / godan ~る verb:

• to close in on the truth

expression:

• in the early period (of something); at the beginning

noun / ~する noun:

• groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues - four character idiom

adjective:

• in good humor (humour)

expression:

• any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper [literal] - proverb

noun:

• disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits

noun:

• house in which a mistress is kept

noun:

• in the hospital; hospitalized

noun / ~する noun:

• arranging in order

noun:

• bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt - From Chinese "mianma" ➜ 支那竹

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be absorbed in reading ➜ 耽る

noun:

• someone who plays the part of a 'heel' (bad guy) in wrestling, films, etc. ➜ ヒール

noun:

• turning an object in the wrong direction
• retort

noun:

• Kyushu (November) tournament, held in Fukuoka - Sumo term

noun:

• work in progress; WIP; goods in process

noun:

• newly recruited wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo - Sumo term

expression / noun:

• (as alike as) two peas in a pod - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• death in madness; dying insane - sensitive

noun:

• hole in one

noun / ~する noun:

• change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances - four character idiom

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to sew in

noun:

• swapped in - IT term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fall in love at first sight
• to see for the first time; to meet for the first time - archaism
• to have sexual relations for the first time - archaism

noun:

• eyes mismatched in colour (color) - From English "odd eye" ➜ 虹彩異色症

noun:

• self-serve system for toothbrushes, razors, etc. in business hotels - From English "amenity viking" ➜ バイキング