noun:

• compact disk read-only memory; CD-ROM

expression:

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

noun:

• the way of the world in our time; the frame of mind of the people nowadays - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

expression / ichidan verb:

• to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits
• to kill viciously
• to victimize; to torment; to lay into; to give (someone) hell; to vilify

noun:

• the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism - four character idiom

noun / counter:

• swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

• appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
• pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone ➜ 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

• going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• move (dance); postures
• lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone ➜ 前振り
• unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

• counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

• not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

ichidan verb:

• to drift; to blow together ➜ 吹き集める
• to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit down (and bask); to sit-in (in protest)

noun:

• Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart [literal] - idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - slang - abbreviation ➜ じわじわ・じわじわ来る

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - colloquialism ➜ じわじわ

noun:

• Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945) ➜ 十五年戦争・太平洋戦争

noun:

• placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow ➜ 雪折れ

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to think up a plan; to think over a plan
• to discuss; to consult

noun / ~する noun:

• success in life; advancement in life; rising in the world - four character idiom

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

noun / ~する noun:

• the return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor - four character idiom

expression:

• metaphor in which the road to paradise is likened to a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed) - Buddhism term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget - idiom
• to have a secret revealed - idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be lured; to be attracted; to get hooked (on)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

noun:

• driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving ➜ 右側通行

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise
• to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)