expression / godan ~く verb:

• to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

noun:

• privately-run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store ➜ 個人商店

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness

expression / adjective:

• remaining firm; sticking by one's principles; not budging an inch

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pull oneself together; to get one's act together; to brace oneself

noun:

• after five; one's private time; after-hours

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

noun:

• simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US) ➜ ３路スイッチ【さんろスイッチ】・４路スイッチ【よんろスイッチ】

noun:

• simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US) ➜ 片切スイッチ【かたぎりスイッチ】

noun:

• privately-run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

noun:

• articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

expression / ichidan verb:

• to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

noun:

• sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life

expression / ichidan verb:

• to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

noun:

• uxoriousness; being easy on one's wife; man who is easy on his wife - humorous term ➜ サイコロジー

noun:

• ex-nerd; one who has given up geeky or nerdy hobbies; one who has given up stereotypically geeky dress, mannerisms, etc. ➜ オタク

noun:

• free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

expression / adjective:

• feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation ➜ 身の置き所がない【みのおきどころがない】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be wide-eyed (in surprise); to open one's eyes wide (in wonder); to be amazed (at, by)

noun:

• (something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery - four character idiom