noun:

• circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to catch a cold ➜ 風邪を引く

noun:

• a few words - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to admit to a mistake

noun:

• having a constant stream of visitors; being thronged with callers - four character idiom

noun:

• right to challenge; right to make a challenge

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make a good showing

noun:

• informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sacrifice a bishop

noun / ~する noun:

• opening a can

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to line up points in a speech

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait for a ripe moment ➜ 機が熟す

noun:

• kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute ➜ かげま

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make up a party

expression / noun:

• by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) ➜ 任せる・任せる

noun:

• salad served in a glass, cup, hollowed-out tomato, etc. - From English "cup salad"

expression:

• to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise) - archaism ➜ 久闊を叙する

noun:

• telling a riddle

noun:

• a certain ministry; an unspecified ministry

noun:

• overlent situation in a bank - From English "overloan"

noun / ~する noun:

• founding of a religion (or sect)

noun:

• cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number - From German "Decken"

adverb:

• with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly - onomatopoeia

expression:

• there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot [literal] - proverb