noun:

• scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to let loose something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the field [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to skim the scum from broth or liquid; to skim (a liquid) ➜ 灰汁

noun:

• shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors) ➜ 噴水効果

noun:

• overwhelming majority (number of parliamentary seats required in order for the ruling coalition to chair all standing committees and pass bills without the support of other parties)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• giving two or three light tugs (or pushes) - onomatopoeia
• worrying about; moping; brooding over; fretting - archaism - onomatopoeia
• suddenly angry; feeling a surge of anger - archaism - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
• overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
• to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
• to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)

noun:

• the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way

expression:

• between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire - idiom ➜ 前門の虎後門の狼【ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ】

expression:

• between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire - idiom

noun:

• ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance)
• sacrificed stone (in the game of go) ➜ 捨て駒

expression / noun:

• doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow [literal] - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to air; to dry; to desiccate
• to drain (off)
• to drink up
• to deprive of a role, job, etc. - usu. in the passive

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to wound; to injure
• to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.)
• to damage; to chip; to scratch

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to brace one's legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)
• to invent; to dream up; to create

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat - またたく is sometimes used transitively
• to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to begin to strike
• to kick out; to forcefully expel; to fire (someone)
• to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

~する verb (spec.):

• to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.)
• to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to throw (liquid) at; to dash
• to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse); to level (insults)

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to give rein to (imagination); to lend wings to (fancy) ➜ 逞しくする
• to rage with all one's force; to be rampant