expression / ichidan verb:

• to be struck by lightning
• to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly - idiom

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
• to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married - colloquialism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for) - idiom

noun:

• meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price) - from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly - idiom

expression:

• the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est

noun:

• higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox) ➜ 江戸彼岸
• double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula) - colloquialism ➜ 江戸彼岸

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to plant oneself; to settle in
• to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root

noun:

• taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son - esp. refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - honorific language ➜ 関白【かんぱく】

noun:

• without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

noun / ~する noun:

• inspection of a meter; reading a meter
• needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection

noun:

• scriptures; sacred book; holy book; holy writings
• writings of a sage; sage's memoir

expression:

• from one's side; from the side (of something)
• from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved ➜ 横から口を挟む

noun:

• one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate - four character idiom

adverb:

• to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door) - onomatopoeia
• to change completely; to do a 180

expression:

• like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss

expression / ichidan verb:

• to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

expression / adjective:

• to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

noun:

• castle and moat; castle's moat - obscure term
• City God (Taoist guardian god of a city)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be within the top five; to be one of the five best - idiom

noun:

• Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; amboyna; amboina - not 榠樝
• flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis) - not 花林 or 花櫚
• quince (Cydonia oblonga) - only 花梨 or カリン

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

noun:

• fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe) ➜ 本生り
• weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man; pallid man