noun:

• writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing

adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ すっきり
• (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly; in a refined manner - onomatopoeia

noun:

• wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to mess around; to get carried away; to press one's luck - Kansai dialect

noun:

• arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories ➜ 口裏を合わせる

noun / ~する noun:

• very funny; laugh oneself into convulsions; split one's sides laughing - four character idiom

suffix:

• seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

adverb / ~と adverb:

• choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one) - esp. 胸がきゅん（と）なる - onomatopoeia

noun:

• wee-wee; pee-pee; number one - colloquialism ➜ おしっこ

~する noun:

• to urinate

expression / ichidan verb:

• to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be obvious; to be obviously correct; to point to one's palm [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do - idiom

noun:

• explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion

noun:

• upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose
• mouth

expression:

• There's no point in staying (here) any longer; There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; There's no point in extending one's stay - four character idiom

expression:

• being besieged by suitors; to be popular; eight suitors for one daughter [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to)

noun:

• dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened - slang

adjectival noun:

• sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart ➜ 心情

expression:

• fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another - idiom

noun:

• getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one's own shadow - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• incorrigibly; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences ➜ 性懲りもない【しょうこりもない】

noun:

• round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw - four character idiom

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another