expression / noun:

• casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be frightened out of one's wits; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned

noun:

• place by the lamp; area under the lamp

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in one's own trap

noun:

• secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

expression:

• it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments

noun:

• one's current family name; woman's family name after she married ➜ 旧姓【きゅうせい】

noun:

• one's former post

noun:

• one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life - four character idiom

noun:

• combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours) ➜ 襲・襲

noun:

• things prohibited by chopstick etiquette ➜ 嫌い箸

expression:

• Japan and Korea as one (slogan from 1910-1945)

noun:

• load on one's chest
• obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty ［支え・閊え］

noun:

• one room apartment; studio apartment - From English "one room"

expression:

• even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

noun / ~する noun:

• drowning one's cares in drink

expression:

• one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer - four character idiom

noun:

• sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise

noun:

• mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women - abbreviation ➜ 女護の島【にょうごのしま】
• women-only location

noun:

• floating on one's back

noun:

• loved one; lover; sweetheart

noun:

• callus on one's middle finger (from writing)

noun:

• worst ... of one's life