expression / adverb:

• for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account ➜ 為に

expression:

• Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit
• Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ) ➜ ロゴス

noun:

• orphanage; children's home; foster home

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal] - obscure term

noun:

• law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office

noun:

• self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident

noun:

• one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc. - four character idiom

noun:

• crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

expression:

• deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

noun:

• pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping - slang - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• sound of a stretched string snapping - onomatopoeia ➜ ぷつん

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere
• to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

noun:

• dementia pugilistica; boxer's dementia; punch-drunk syndrome ➜ パンチドランカー

noun:

• (monetary) present to a person in distress; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium

noun:

• steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• I see; that's right!; indeed - colloquialism - humorous term ➜ 成程【なるほど】・臍

noun:

• SM; S&M; sado-masochism

noun / ~の noun:

• being nimble-footed; being quick on one's feet; fast running legs

adverb:

• bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to have the ladder pulled out from under one [literal]

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out; to have the wind up

adverb:

• involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date - honorific language - humble language ➜ 約束

noun / ~の noun:

• something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

expression:

• you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance - pun on そうは行かぬ - humorous term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to grab a person by his vulnerable spot; to curry favour with one's superior; to curry favor with one's superior