noun / ~の noun:

• gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes - four character idiom

noun / adverb:

• grudge of ten years' standing; harbouring a grudge for many years - four character idiom

noun:

• lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye - Law term - From Latin "talio"

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• love of fine clothing; weakness for fine clothes; being extravagant in clothing - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to compete for the first place; to be one of the best

noun:

• the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms) ➜ 六道

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
• to result in; to prove to be
• to consist of; to be composed of
• to succeed; to be complete
• to change into; to be exchanged for
• to play a role ➜ 成り済ます
• to be promoted - Shōgi term

godan ~る verb:

• to do ... - as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc. - honorific language

noun:

• tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)

noun:

• sewing elastic; flat bands of elastic for sewing in cuffs, etc.

noun:

• putting one's own interest ahead of one's party (for a politician) - play on 党利党略 ➜ 党利党略【とうりとうりゃく】

noun:

• garb of love; metaphor for love kept as close to one as clothing - poetical term

noun:

• shop used for testing sales of new products; showroom - From English "antenna shop" ➜ パイロットショップ
• shop selling local specialities to Tokyo

noun:

• riverbed ［かしょう・かわどこ］
• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer ［かわどこ・かわゆか・ゆか］

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands

adjectival noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb / noun:

• remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all) - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse ➜ 太鼓判を押す

noun:

• the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year

noun:

• cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy

noun:

• paper for wrapping a letter
• margin of a letter

noun:

• Regional Rapid Service (JR West); Section Rapid Service; RRS; SRS; train service which is local for one section and express for another