adverb:

• nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

noun:

• business items; description of business; line of business

noun:

• ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

expression:

• by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

noun:

• without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
• to favor; to favour; to be partial to

expression:

• no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; fire on the opposite shore [literal]

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to play with fire; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail [literal] - idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

conjunction:

• and then; besides; on top of that
• in that case; that being the case; if so

noun:

• business items; items of business; available services; business line

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

expression:

• just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

noun / ~の noun:

• aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train

noun:

• lookout; watch; person on guard

noun:

• without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

noun:

• knob-and-tube wiring; insulator wiring; electrical wiring strung on surface-mounted insulators

noun / ~する noun:

• encouragement; urging; spurring on ➜ ご鞭撻
• chastising by whipping

noun:

• country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law

noun:

• field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• type of clothing; style of clothing; line of clothing

noun:

• tariqa; tariqah; tariqat; Sufi religious brotherhood or its doctrines on spiritual learning - From Arabic "ṭarīqah"

noun:

• notch; nick; marks on a ruler