expression / ichidan verb:

• to drag things out; to creep up slowly on the point; to strangle (execute) slowly with a silk cord (instead of quickly with a rope) [literal]

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
• to take a tea break; to rest

noun:

• hold music; music on hold; hold tone

noun / ~の noun:

• bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)

noun:

• catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

noun / ~の noun:

• being nimble-footed; being quick on one's feet; fast running legs

expression:

• leaving everything to Buddha's providence; depending on others; leaving things to others

expression / ichidan verb:

• to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to convey a message (e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass; to pass along; to put across - humble language ➜ 言い伝える

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blow upon; to breathe on; to spray
• to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms)
• to exaggerate; to overcharge

noun:

• substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday - abbreviation ➜ 振替休日【ふりかえきゅうじつ】

noun:

• rhyming game; play on words; pun

noun:

• getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus - colloquialism

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to hurry up; to press on; to hasten

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to elucidate; to shed light on; to clarify

expression:

• danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object) [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を守る

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age - idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself
• artificial fly (for fishing)

expression:

• in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を破る

expression / adjective:

• feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close