expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of
• to decide to - usually written using kana alone ➜ 事にする

noun:

• international contract (agreement)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to interrupt (a story, etc.) ➜ 話の腰を折る
• to bend at the waist

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• crisp (like a pickle); crunchy - onomatopoeia
• firm (musculature) - onomatopoeia
• stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• porosity

noun:

• trailing edge - IT term

noun:

• structure editing - IT term

expression:

• unsurpassed in history - four character idiom

noun:

• itemized deduction

noun:

• remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

expression:

• the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly ➜ 困った事

noun:

• special deregulation zone; special zone for structural reform ➜ 構造改革【こうぞうかいかく】

noun:

• love of antiquities

adjective:

• divine; sublime; solemn

noun:

• Pythagorean theorem - archaism ➜ ピタゴラスの定理

noun / ~する noun:

• kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

noun:

• anal bleeding; bleeding of the anus

noun:

• lockjaw; trismus - obscure term ➜ 牙関緊急

noun:

• request; entreaty

noun:

• antibody production

noun:

• frozen tofu
• dried bean curd

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

noun:

• private instruction

noun / ~の noun:

• allative - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• diffidence; timidity