noun:

• straight road

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a breather; to take a rest ➜ 一息入れる
• to catch one's breath; to take a breath

noun:

• being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged - four character idiom

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

noun:

• someone else's hands; someone else's possession
• hand (worker); aide
• labor; labour; work; manpower; effort
• help; assistance
• (human) hand; human act

noun:

• human sacrifice; victim - four character idiom

noun:

• one person - honorific language

adjectival noun:

• ordinary; common - often in negative form

noun / ~の noun:

• sophistication; wordly wisdom

~する noun:

• to lose one's innocence; to get sophisticated; to get to know the world by being in contact with people; to lose one's naivete

noun / ~する noun:

• clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

noun:

• one small touch; small twist

noun:

• personnel training; human resources development; character building

adjectival noun:

• (very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else) ➜ 自分勝手

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• arrogant; insolent; disdainful

expression / adjective:

• slightly early; just before

noun:

• blow; shock

noun:

• human pillar; human sacrifice

expression:

• man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood - proverb

noun:

• leaf; petal; piece of paper; snowflake; something flat and thin

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be hard to deal with; to be sinister-looking; to be idiosyncratic

noun:

• leaving (it) to others ➜ 人任せ

noun:

• sign of life; human presence - often 人気(が,の)ない - deserted
• humanity; humaneness

expression:

• without saying a word

noun / ~する noun:

• nap; short sleep ➜ 一睡
• first sleep of silkworms

expression / adjective:

• without difficulty; without the least resistance; helplessly

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping alone