expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

noun:

• persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story - colloquialism ➜ 泣き落とし

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to look toward; to have one's eyes attracted towards something

noun:

• masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

noun:

• bare midriff (clothing style that exposes one's midriff)

noun / ~の noun:

• secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret
• one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
• inner realization; personal enlightenment ［ないしょう］ - Buddhism term
• kitchen ［内所］

expression:

• one's father is more horrifying than any natural disaster; earthquakes, thunder, fires, the old man [literal] - proverb

noun:

• having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery
• habitual movement of one's hands
• marks from being handled often

noun:

• deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

noun:

• broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes - trademark of Pip Co., Ltd. - From English "shampoo hat"

noun:

• novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc,; coming-of-age story; Bildungsroman - From German ➜ 教養小説【きょうようしょうせつ】

noun:

• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• going on and on in tedious detail - four character idiom

expression:

• neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie [literal]

noun:

• one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for the communist mainland and capitalist areas such as Hong Kong)

noun:

• weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten - From English "recording diet" ➜ レコダイ

expression:

• It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch ➜ 御茶の子【おちゃのこ】

noun:

• point of a sword; forceful debate

noun:

• temper pattern of a sword blade

noun:

• zanbato; a type of long sword - Martial Arts term

noun:

• seven techniques using a ninja sword

expression:

• avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - From English "idol collage"

noun:

• gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)

noun:

• sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake