expression / ichidan verb:

• to take advantage of an opportunity

expression:

• being quick at seizing an opportunity

noun:

• beginning of an epoch; initial period

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have an attack of asthma

noun / ~する noun:

• putting an entire family to death

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to suffer an embarrassing defeat

noun:

• shabby clothes and an old hat - four character idiom

noun:

• model featured in an advertising campaign - abbreviation - From English "campaign girl"

noun:

• qualifications of candidacy for an examination

noun:

• unopened (state); with an unbroken seal

noun:

• regular matches in an official tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• an endless variety of forms; multifariousness - four character idiom

noun:

• characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor - four character idiom

noun:

• cramming (e.g. for an exam)

noun:

• affiant (person who executes an affidavit)

noun:

• carrier of an infection (esp. hepatitis)

noun / ~の noun:

• nymph (immature form of an insect) ➜ ニンフ

noun:

• performer of an action; agent; actor

noun:

• trance; an altered state of consciousness

noun:

• tephra (particles ejected by an eruption)

noun:

• trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)

noun:

• left side value (of an equation) - IT term

noun:

• contact area (of an electrical connection) - IT term

expression:

• a child is an everlasting responsibility - proverb

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• person with an unhealthy romantic obsession - from 病む and デレデレ - slang