noun:

• car painted with anime characters; painful car (because some people consider it painful to look at) [literal] - colloquialism - humorous term ➜ オタ車・ヲタ車
• Italian car; European car ［イタ車］ - original meaning - abbreviation

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak distinctly; to speak clearly
• to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

expression:

• half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain [literal] - proverb

noun / adjectival noun:

• being totally upset (by); being completely nonplused (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable - four character idiom

noun:

• sand eraser; ink eraser; eraser (rubber) that contains sand which makes it able to remove ink

expression:

• if you do this; if this is the case

noun / ~する noun:

• clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes Antonym: 脱衣

adverb:

• within the year; before the year is out

expression / ichidan verb:

• to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

expression:

• that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient ➜ もたもた

expression:

• what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes? (expression of confidence from someone going out into the world)

auxiliary verb:

• (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of - after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc. ➜ たり・たるや

noun:

• stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

noun:

• getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized

noun:

• claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. - From English "crane game"

noun / ~する noun:

• getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
• being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
• becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

noun:

• phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly") - e.g., じめじめ、ゆったり - Linguistics term

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak - proverb

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to declare; to assert; to state definitively
• to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)
• to accomplish a goal
• to make it sunny; to make clouds disappear - archaism

noun:

• smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye - colloquialism ➜ ど・ストライク

adjectival noun:

• perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it - colloquialism

noun:

• (short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house
• reputation (of a store); good name; credit
• goodwill - Business term

adverb / noun:

• the deepest bottom of the earth; never; not ... at all; on no account; for all the world; till doomsday