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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle

expression:

• to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one [literal] - proverb

noun:

• player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete - four character idiom

noun:

• (on) the way; (on) one's way; (en) route - usu. adverbially as 行きしなに ➜ 行きがけ

expression / ichidan verb:

• to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

expression / ichidan verb:

• to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind - idiom

expression:

• everybody; every last one of them; all - usu. negative nuance - idiom

noun:

• this place; where one comes from; here

noun:

• attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

noun / ~の noun:

• millennium; one thousand years; "long time" [figurative]

noun:

• putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

noun:

• autograph; one's own handwriting; personal note

adverb / noun / ~の noun:

• in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion - four character idiom

noun:

• self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk