expression / godan ~う verb:

• to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something

adverb / noun:

• (sound) of clashing swords; (arguing) as fiercely as clashing and blocking swords - four character idiom

noun:

• as freely as one pleases; at will; to one's heart's content - four character idiom

noun:

• autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves ➜ 錦繍

expression:

• Riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds; Fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow - four character idiom

expression:

• when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel - proverb

noun:

• top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends

~の noun / noun:

• upside-down ➜ 上下になる

suffix noun:

• shop; factory; mill; works (as in ironworks); plant (as in manufacturing plant)

expression:

• you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake - proverb

noun:

• national language
• Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) ➜ 国語科
• native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see - four character idiom

noun:

• pad placed below the sheet on which a seal is to be pressed - used to make the seal's imprint clearer

adjectival noun / noun:

• dry (esp. as in not wet or as in dry humour)

particle:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

particle:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed ➜ さえ

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

expression / adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• in the same manner as before; the same as always

expression:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed ➜ さえ

expression:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed ➜ すら

expression / noun:

• perfectly white skin (woman); skin as white as snow ➜ 雪肌【ゆきはだ】

noun:

• treating somebody as one's own daughter; someone who is treated as a daughter
• woman who manages geisha (Edo period) - archaism

noun:

• samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
• top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends ［上下］ - orig. meaning

noun:

• bull's-eye
• object of desire; most-coveted goal
• male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...") - colloquialism