expression:

• little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely

noun / ~する noun:

• an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member

noun:

• ability to appreciate art (music, poetry, etc.); an eye for art

noun:

• area outside an urban planning zone; no land-use zoning area

expression / ichidan verb:

• to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection) - pun on そそり立つ ➜ そそり立つ【そそりたつ】

noun:

• up-selling; upselling; selling more to an existing client or customer

noun:

• up-selling; upselling; selling more to an existing client or customer

noun:

• enswell (tool used in boxing to apply pressure to an injury)

noun / suffix noun:

• playing
• play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra
• price reduction; discount
• exaggeration

noun:

• gift; premium; freebie; giveaway; something additional; an extra
• prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.)
• party favor (favour)

noun:

• plot; intrigue; scheme
• conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act - Law term

noun:

• making noodles by hand
• striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation
• killing with bare hands

noun:

• imperturbability; steadfastness
• cool head in an emergency; keeping one's calm (e.g. during a fight) - Martial Arts term

~と adverb / adverb:

• growing light (e.g. at dawn)
• pale
• appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

noun:

• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) - archaism

noun:

• Japanese curry with an additional topping (e.g. shredded beef, hayashi-rice sauce, etc.)

noun:

• ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (e.g. kariginu, eboshi) ➜ 狩衣・烏帽子

noun:

• sexual activity (at a brothel) involving body lotion and an air mattress - From English "mat play"

noun:

• burning incense without making its source obvious; pleasant smell coming from an unknown location

noun / ~する noun:

• writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition ➜ 作文【さくもん】
• formal writing with little real meaning

noun:

• fault; error; mistake
• going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable

prefix:

• un-; non-; an-