expression:

• holding out a little longer

noun:

• infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis

expression:

• standing on one's feet for a long time

noun:

• point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to lift (remove) a ban

noun:

• hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach

noun / ~の noun:

• class-A; A class; A grade

noun:

• currency issued by a feudal clan

expression:

• just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

noun:

• taking a lead in (doing); setting an example of (doing) - four character idiom

noun:

• a cherished hope

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to write a novel

noun:

• having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense - four character idiom

noun:

• body of a snake; serpentine

noun / ~する noun:

• continued staging of a play or show

noun:

• end of a road; end of a street

suffix:

• indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building
• indicates denomination (after a currency)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to draw a line

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to fight off a virus
• to screen out computer viruses - IT term

noun:

• bow of a ship ➜ 舳先

noun:

• a blooming cut flower; glorious death

noun:

• roofed mud wall around a villa or temple ➜ 築地【ついじ】

noun / ~する noun:

• giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice - four character idiom

noun:

• the Japanese reading of a kanji

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch - more emphatic than 気がする