noun:

• starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack ➜ 不意をつく

noun:

• serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern

noun / adjectival noun:

• in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush - Kansai dialect

~と adverb:

• with a snap; with a click (beep) - onomatopoeia ➜ ポチっ
• shortly; briefly; small - onomatopoeia ➜ プチ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word ➜ 烏焉魯魚

expression:

• a law is a law, however undesirable it may be - from a quote from Socrates - proverb

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a click; with a snap - onomatopoeia

noun:

• ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.) - abbreviation

expression:

• without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

noun:

• minutes of a pre-trial hearing; records of a preliminary examination

noun:

• anticipation of a fall (in prices); prediction of a price drop

noun / ~する noun:

• giving a cold look; icy stare; taking a cold-hearted attitude

noun:

• public prosecutor's record of a statement given before a prosecutor - from 検察官面前調書 - abbreviation

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

noun:

• drawing of a character in a standing pose (in video games)

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word - four character idiom ➜ 魯魚の誤り【ろぎょのあやまり】

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word - four character idiom ➜ 魯魚の誤り【ろぎょのあやまり】

expression / noun:

• having a happy and harmonious relationship (of a husband and wife) - idiom

noun:

• traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between

noun / ~する noun:

• arranging in a line; standing in a row

noun / ~の noun:

• parallel (electronics, computing, etc.) ➜ 並列回路【へいれつかいろ】・直列【ちょくれつ】

expression / ~の noun:

• as a child; when one was a child; childhood