noun:

• a drop in the ocean (bucket) - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.) ➜ 気を利かせる
• to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings) ➜ 気を利かせる

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to spare oneself the trouble; to spare oneself Antonym: 骨を折る ➜ 骨惜しみ

noun:

• Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body - Martial Arts term

noun:

• cleaning dirt or sand out of the digestive system

noun:

• the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)

noun:

• the market trend in the near future - four character idiom

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on the brink of
• morning and evening; day and night

noun:

• the general will; volonte generale

noun:

• southerly wind that blows when the cherry trees are in bloom - obscure term

noun:

• one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies - From English "baby all"

expression:

• the positive and the negative

noun / ~する noun:

• entering the metropolitan area

expression / ichidan verb:

• to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

expression / ichidan verb:

• to vary the pace of one's life ➜ 減り張り【めりはり】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to lead (a man) around by the nose ➜ 鼻毛を読む

noun:

• calling sound of the lesser cuckoo ➜ てっぺんかけたか

noun:

• stairs at the front of a noh stage, which go over the white gravel separating the audience from the stage ➜ 白洲

noun:

• the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism

noun:

• Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido ➜ 蝦夷地【えぞち】

noun:

• the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children ➜ 三柱の神

godan ~る verb:

• to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become the subject of rumours or conversations

noun:

• Rookie of the Year award