expression:

• not to be able to settle down (if something is not done); must (do something)

noun:

• position (where one is standing); place where one stands
• position (in society); status; role; station

particle:

• I wonder - at sentence end
• should I?; is it? - at sentence end
• I wish that; I hope that - at sentence end; with a negative

adverbial noun / noun:

• in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

noun:

• tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog
• sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face

expression:

• what did you do?
• is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

noun:

• dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)

noun:

• form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)

noun:

• not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes) - four character idiom

noun:

• unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

expression:

• obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

noun:

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

noun:

• Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) - colloquialism ➜ 穂咲の総藻
• aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.

noun:

• Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees

noun:

• apartment too small to be legally rented out, and hence let as office or storage space

noun:

• miyairigai (Oncomelania hupensis nosophora); freshwater snail that acts as an intermediate host of the Japanese blood fluke ➜ 片山貝

noun:

• installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

noun / ~する noun:

• jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be boiled down
• to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse - sometimes considered incorrect - colloquialism
• to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

expression:

• then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

noun:

• badge (or keyring, etc.) used to inform others that the wearer is pregnant - From English "maternity mark"

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う

expression / noun:

• brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse)
• quickie (in a brothel); short sexual act
• just a short moment; a little while; an instant - orig. meaning

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me - idiom