noun:

• defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; defensive measures
• precaution; safeguard; safety measure - usu. as 予防線を張る ➜ 予防線を張る

expression / noun:

• clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships ➜ 口説き文句【くどきもんく】

noun / adverb:

• with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there ➜ それっ切り

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

noun:

• transverse temporal gyri; ridges on the cerebral cortex; Heschl's gyri; Heschl's convolutions ➜ 脳回

noun:

• deviation-value-oriented education; education focussed on test results; education that stresses studying and passing exams to raise one's ranking; academic cramming

noun / ~の noun:

• uninsulated electrical wire; open-wire line; bare wire; bare conductor

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush ➜ 急かす

noun:

• credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading

adverb:

• impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib

adjective:

• friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

expression:

• intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

godan ~る verb:

• to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool ➜ 粋がる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with

expression:

• to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; to wait and see at Horagatoge [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

adverb / ~と adverb:

• perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; sure thing - onomatopoeia

noun:

• chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system

ichidan verb:

• to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble ➜ ケチを付ける

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub
• to lay the blame on ➜ 擦り付ける【なすりつける】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

expression / ichidan verb:

• to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; one's testicles going up and down [literal] - idiom - male language ➜ 上がったり下がったり【あがったりさがったり】