expression:

• sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

noun:

• points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank) - Mahjong term

noun / ~する noun:

• reception of a telegram

noun:

• through a wall; on the other side of a wall - usu. as 壁越しに

noun:

• host in a bar for male homosexuals; effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual - From English "gay boy"

noun:

• alcohol which must be drunk as a punishment (e.g. for losing a contest or arriving late) ➜ 罰杯

noun:

• promise to repay a debt after achieving promotion or success

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be betrayed by a trusted follower - idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

noun / ~する noun:

• complimentary copy of a book

noun:

• at the very beginning of a book; The book opens with ... - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to ask a high price; to overcharge

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)

expression:

• children are a poor man's riches - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put in a word for; to second; to support

noun:

• first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being ➜ 本門

noun / ~する noun:

• making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• (written) resignation from a political party; notice of resignation from a party

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter - onomatopoeia ➜ ぴくっと

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

noun:

• someone who made a short trip to America; going to America just long enough for a pee (ref. to short USA trip after WWII to boost one's credentials) - obsolete term - derogatory term ➜ 小便【しょんべん】