noun:

• behind; trailing in points (e.g. in sports)

noun:

• lowest ranking; worst (e.g. in a test) ➜ びり

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)
• to wedge into a space
• to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit)
• to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

noun:

• lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)

noun:

• shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built

noun:

• key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument) ➜ 捉えどころのない

expression / adjective:

• cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing) - usu. in the form 〜するに忍びない ➜ 忍ぶ

noun:

• polydipsia; excessive thirst (e.g. with diabetes)

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

noun:

• "090" financing; loan sharks operating from a cellphone (i.e. without a fixed phone number)

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky)
• to lack common sense
• to be extremely surprised (by) - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood

noun:

• Reaganomics; economic policies of Ronald Reagan (i.e. reduction of taxes, spending, and market regulation)

godan ~く verb:

• to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

noun:

• other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition ➜ 相手【あいて】

noun:

• saomono; Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro) - abbreviation ➜ 棹物菓子

noun:

• safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

noun:

• paddle shift; paddle shifting (e.g. on a car)

noun / ~する noun:

• reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

noun:

• primary nursing care; nursing care level (with number between 1 and 5 based on assessed care needs) ➜ 要介護度・要介護認定

noun / ~する noun:

• simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)

noun:

• crimson mist; crimson-tinted clouds (e.g. at sunset)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)

noun:

• falling weight; drop-weight (e.g. test, impact strength) - Engineering term

noun / ~する noun:

• acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting ➜ 了承