noun:

• contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game - four character idiom

expression:

• on the right as one faces (it)

noun:

• shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel
• gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel - slang - humorous term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain ➜ 峠を越す

noun:

• gate of a village

noun:

• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner - obscure term

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to stitch up a wound

noun:

• inside a clan; same clan

noun:

• a tax in kind

expression:

• that's right; very well; it would be best to ...

noun:

• signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)

expression:

• the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat - proverb ➜ 三十六計

noun:

• closest pine-tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take part in a conference

noun:

• pseudonym of a haiku poet

noun:

• bottom of a can

noun:

• having a burst of courage

noun:

• rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date ➜ 期限切れ・切れる

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to find a solution (after struggle)

noun:

• half a piece

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put (a person) in a fix

noun / ~する noun:

• dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)

noun:

• sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.) - From English "room share"

noun:

• person one has a relationship with; date; boyfriend; girlfriend