noun:

• file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

noun / suffix noun:

• period; time
• age - Geology term
• term (e.g. in office); period
• session (e.g. of parliament)
• stage (e.g. disease)

expression / noun:

• being kept in the dark (about); being excluded; being kept out of the loop; outside the mosquito net [literal] - idiom

noun:

• kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical - e.g. 道, 起

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on ➜ 主眼

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be completely disgusted with; to be absolutely fed up with; to run out of patience with ➜ 愛想が尽きる

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