expression:

• a curse will rebound on yourself as well; curses, like chickens, come home to roost - proverb

noun:

• original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.) ➜ ねた

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

adverb:

• anyway; anyhow; as one likes
• by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

noun:

• reflation - abbreviation ➜ リフレーション
• reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services) - abbreviation ➜ リフレクソロジー
• refresh - abbreviation ➜ リフレッシュ

expression / noun:

• the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat - idiom

expression:

• no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; it's the auspicious day when you've just thought of it [literal] - proverb

noun:

• skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to fall completely silent; to become still as death

noun / ~する noun:

• studying two lines together (as a major and a minor)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)

noun:

• bojutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon); cudgels

noun:

• clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water) - four character idiom

adjective:

• beauty such as to put a flower to shame

expression:

• being a member of staff but useless as a worker

godan ~ぐ verb:

• to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor

godan ~る verb:

• to assemble everything together
• to do something as a group

noun:

• real machine (as opposed to model or simulation); real aeroplane

noun:

• clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)

conjunction:

• now; at this time
• as such; for this reason; hence

noun:

• kanji "moon" radical at left (usually classified as radical 130) ➜ 肉月

noun:

• line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• skim reading
• diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code) ➜ 縦読み

noun:

• public line (as opposed to a private or leased line) - IT term