noun:

• period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)

noun:

• period of time in which to recharge one's batteries

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

noun:

• sharp ear; long ears
• ability to remember everything one hears

noun:

• litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions, etc.)

noun:

• litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children

noun:

• persons who convince female celebrities to pose nude for photoshoots

godan ~す verb:

• to shake down (e.g. nuts from a tree)

noun:

• extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch - Sumo term

expression / adjective:

• expensive to rent
• wrestler ranked too high for his abilities - Sumo term

noun:

• trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism - four character idiom

expression:

• a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil) - proverb ➜ 小人閑居して不善をなす

noun:

• word-order marks used to assist reading of Chinese classics

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)

noun:

• the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren) - honorific language

noun:

• addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair) - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to open up a big lead (over one's opponent)

expression / adjective:

• not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser ➜ 往生際

noun:

• safe day (one on which conception is unlikely to occur)

noun:

• dangerous day (one on which conception is likely to occur) ➜ 安全日

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle (a problem) ➜ 片付ける

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have the memory of having done something oneself ➜ 身に覚えのある

godan ~す verb:

• to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)