expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

noun:

• right mindfulness - Buddhism term ➜ 八正道
• true faith (in rebirth in the promised land)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to declare a state of emergency

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold
• inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

noun:

• holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder

noun:

• idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound

noun:

• system for showing appreciation to the author of a web-site; virtual applause; web-applause [literal] - sometimes abbr. to 拍手

noun:

• any of a number of sets of thirty-three holy places enshrining Avalokitesvara (esp. those comprising a popular pilgrimage in the Kinki region) ➜ 西国三十三所

expression:

• one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue - proverb ➜ 物を言う

expression:

• sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

noun:

• points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank) - Mahjong term

noun / ~する noun:

• reception of a telegram

noun:

• through a wall; on the other side of a wall - usu. as 壁越しに

noun:

• host in a bar for male homosexuals; effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual - From English "gay boy"

noun:

• alcohol which must be drunk as a punishment (e.g. for losing a contest or arriving late) ➜ 罰杯

noun:

• promise to repay a debt after achieving promotion or success

noun:

• right-hand opponent; player to one's right - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• voting right

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be betrayed by a trusted follower - idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

noun / ~する noun:

• complimentary copy of a book

noun:

• at the very beginning of a book; The book opens with ... - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to ask a high price; to overcharge