expression:

• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

noun / ~する noun:

• die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold

noun:

• cookie cutter - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time

expression:

• privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

noun:

• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom ➜ 不立文字

noun / ~する noun:

• enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

noun / ~する noun:

• frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval

expression / godan ~す verb:

• eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam - usu. 目を輝かせる, etc.

godan ~る verb:

• to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

noun:

• without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - slang - abbreviation ➜ じわじわ・じわじわ来る

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - colloquialism ➜ じわじわ

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

• tender sentiments; being overcome with emotions; having a tender feeling (for a person) - archaism - four character idiom

adverb:

• as if it were true; with seeming truth; plausibly ➜ 実しやか

noun:

• good customer skills; good with people; well-spoken - From English "soft skills"

~の noun:

• eggy; with eggs; with an egg inside - Food term

noun:

• without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• being majestic; with great pomp and circumstance; with an imposing air - four character idiom

noun:

• left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field - IT term ➜ 部分一致・後方一致

~と adverb / adverb:

• plump; with a thud; heavily - onomatopoeia

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion ➜ 胸一杯