noun:

• operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

noun:

• back part of a kimono

noun / ~する noun:

• assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva) - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into

noun:

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

noun:

• small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt - Food term
• seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid) - Food term

noun:

• patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium

expression:

• to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark - idiom

~の noun:

• inside a table or list

noun:

• hitting three or more times in a game (NPB) - Baseball term

noun:

• middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

expression:

• being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for) ➜ 呼び声の高い

noun:

• being a jack of all trades and master of none ➜ 螻蛄才

expression:

• a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons [literal] - proverb

noun:

• rolling a two and four (with two dice)
• six - humorous term

noun:

• beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

noun:

• guardian deity of a ship

expression / noun:

• choosing a husband

noun:

• a few times

noun:

• hollow in a tree

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a solid stance
• to put one's back in it; to exert oneself ➜ 本腰を入れる

noun:

• leader of a rebel army or band of rebels

noun:

• either side of a rikishi's mawashi

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to offer a cup (of sake)