noun:

• falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)

noun:

• lido; area on a cruise ship having the main outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area

noun:

• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ➜ 御触書

noun:

• sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; Mar. 26, 2010)

noun:

• outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust; film (on the surface of a liquid); scum ➜ 上皮

expression / noun:

• (person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience - idiom - four character idiom

noun:

• polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend - colloquialism ➜ ギャル

noun:

• decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs
• twill weave; basket weave - abbreviation ➜ 魚子織り

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

noun:

• cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor - ゴト is orig. an abbr. of 仕事 ➜ パチンコ

noun:

• going out (e.g. of a fire); dying out
• fizzling out; falling through; coming to nothing

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

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

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

godan ~む verb:

• to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind

noun:

• stepping out of the ring while carrying the opponent over the edge, not considered as a loss - Sumo term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

noun:

• one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters) - Buddhism term ➜ 六知事

expression / ichidan verb:

• to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request) ➜ 手を突く

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request) ➜ 手を突く

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to borrow; to have a loan
• to rent; to hire

noun:

• aviation; flight; flying

~する noun:

• to fly; to take a flight