noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness

expression / noun:

• humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace - proverb ➜ 会稽の恥を雪ぐ【かいけいのはじをすすぐ】

noun / adjectival noun:

• wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents - four character idiom

adverb / ~の noun / noun:

• two at a time; two by two; in twos

expression / adjective:

• remaining firm; sticking by one's principles; not budging an inch

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pull oneself together; to get one's act together; to brace oneself

noun:

• after five; one's private time; after-hours

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

noun:

• simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US) ➜ ３路スイッチ【さんろスイッチ】・４路スイッチ【よんろスイッチ】

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to - emphatic version of あっての ➜ あっての・こそ

noun:

• great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash - four character idiom

adverb:

• alongside; side-by-side; abreast

noun:

• simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US) ➜ 片切スイッチ【かたぎりスイッチ】

noun:

• privately-run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

noun:

• articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

expression / ichidan verb:

• to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

noun / ~する noun:

• checking against (up); examining by reference; verification

expression:

• might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong - proverb

noun:

• sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life

expression / ichidan verb:

• to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on