noun:

• one's true character; one's true self; oneself
• seriousness; earnestness

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

expression:

• at one's own expense

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

expression / ichidan verb:

• to reveal one's upbringing (through one's words, actions, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away ➜ お里・親の顔が見たい

~の noun / noun:

• once in one's life; once in a lifetime - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it - often Ｘの一言に尽きる

expression:

• evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail [literal] - idiom

noun:

• one's legal wife

noun / ~する noun:

• matter personally decided by the emperor

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have one's leg cramp ➜ 攣る

noun / ~する noun:

• victimized by the unlucky year; victimised by the unlucky year

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge - Sumo term
• to punch hard; to hit hard

noun:

• rolling one's kimono up to one's waist - archaism

noun:

• the pain of meeting people one dislikes - four character idiom - Buddhism term

interjection:

• phrase shouted by a referee when both rikishi have stopped moving - Sumo term

noun:

• one knee ➜ 片膝を突く【かたひざをつく】・片膝を立てる【かたひざをたてる】

expression:

• variant of "de arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period ➜ ありんす

noun / ~する noun:

• putting on one's hat

noun / ~の noun:

• number one in all of America; best in all of America

noun:

• one step lower

noun:

• formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono

expression / ichidan verb:

• to close one's eyes partly; to squint
• to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

noun:

• place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment

noun:

• era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi - Sumo term