noun:

• characters used by Western civilization (esp. the Latin alphabet) - obscure term ➜ ローマ字

noun:

• divining one's own fortune

noun:

• agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future

noun:

• having one's choice

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be accepted by a university

noun:

• one's wife ➜ 妻【つま】

noun:

• verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun ➜ 為る

noun:

• poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases - colloquialism

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to repine at one's hard lot

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to beat someone by ganging up on them - colloquialism ➜ 袋叩き【ふくろだたき】

noun:

• decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) - called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa ➜ 厨子

adverb / noun:

• by any chance; ten thousand to one

noun:

• one's late mother

noun:

• having something of the old-time samurai about one - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to pass by (time)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hit too much

noun:

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

noun:

• one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run) - idiom

noun:

• the face one presents at home

expression / ichidan verb:

• to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused - idiom

noun:

• the orders of one's ruler

noun:

• type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)

noun / adjectival noun:

• teachings conveyed by the gods