expression / godan ~す verb:

• to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

noun:

• former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record

noun:

• corporal punishment; physical punishment
• prison sentence; penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labour

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as

noun:

• "dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed

noun:

• traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back ➜ 島田髷

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to start a bout with the turn of a referee's fan - Sumo term

noun:

• good customer skills; good with people; well-spoken - From English "soft skills"

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• being of unbounded energy; being with matchless vigor; having endless sexual stamina - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• fighting with all one's might; fighting up against; making strenuous efforts - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water) ➜ 入れる

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to get along well with; to make a go of it

expression:

• Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

expression:

• Have it your way; To hell with you!; Get rooted!; Bugger you!

noun:

• ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust

noun / ~の noun:

• thatch roof; thatching a roof with grass

noun:

• modan'yaki (okonomiyaki topped with yaki-soba and fried together)

noun:

• noh flute (transverse bamboo flute with seven holes; approx. 39 cm long)

expression / noun:

• Cleopatra's nose; "a small thing with a huge influence" [figurative]