expression / godan ~る verb:

• to let something (e.g. frypan, pot) cool down

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.) ➜ 走馬灯

noun:

• boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period) ➜ 釜茹で【かまゆで】

noun:

• male pregnancy; mpreg - used by Boys' Love fans - slang
• father-to-be; partner of pregnant woman ➜ プレパパ

ichidan verb:

• to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings

noun / ~する noun:

• living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside

noun:

• retirement house

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system) ➜ 職分田

noun:

• Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram

noun:

• downshifter; someone who has decided to live a simpler life ➜ ダウンシフト

noun:

• promise to repay a debt after achieving promotion or success

noun:

• parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached

expression / adjective:

• unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

expression / noun:

• complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

noun:

• person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner ➜ 気難し屋

noun:

• regular respondent to a periodical or radio program - slang

expression:

• don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God - humorous term

noun:

• palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 科挙
• examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 式部省

expression:

• you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him [literal] - proverb

expression:

• you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him [literal] - proverb ➜ 人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ【ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ】

noun:

• Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services; Mobile Phone Improper Use Prevention Act - Law term

adjective:

• wanted; wished for; in need of; desired ➜ 欲しがる

auxiliary adjective:

• I want (you) to - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun / suffix noun:

• pillow; bolster
• introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

noun:

• furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation ➜ ルビー

expression:

• I'm sorry to have kept you waiting