expression / godan ~る verb:

• to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute)
• to flatter; to butter up

expression / ichidan verb:

• to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

adverb:

• bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); roaring; whooping - onomatopoeia
• in a rush; in a surge; flooding in; pouring in - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia

noun:

• frame (i.e. of a sliding door)
• crosspiece; bar
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ➜ 猿
• rung (of a ladder)

noun:

• leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock) ➜ っぱなし

expression:

• a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor

expression:

• also; too; not ... either; as well; even
• (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise - after the volitional or dictionary form of verb

expression:

• in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
• hoping or wishing for something

noun:

• public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government) ➜ 集合財

noun:

• writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom

noun:

• Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs - しーしー and しし are col. ➜ 獅子

expression / ichidan verb:

• to accept an offer; to be charmed by someone's kind words and do as he wishes

~と adverb:

• quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

noun:

• poets and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)

noun:

• Cephaloscyllium (genus of catshark known as swellsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae capable of inflating their body)

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大黒天

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大黒天

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大国主命【おおくにぬしのみこと】

noun:

• old-fashioned doughnut; doughnut made with cake batter (as opposed to yeast-based dough) - Food term - From English "fashion donuts"

noun:

• stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa) ➜ 寝殿造り
• watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you

expression:

• a single mistake can ruin all one's hard work; one blunder can render useless a long period of effort; one fart in a hundred days' sermons [literal] - proverb

expression:

• a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (pouring) water on a hot stone [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break