expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk

noun:

• way of tying a knot

noun:

• email from a cell phone or mobile phone ➜ 電郵

expression:

• to be a leader among leaders

noun:

• exporting on a deferred-payment basis

adverb:

• since a little while ago

noun:

• quarter of a century - four character idiom

noun:

• stockholder's right

expression:

• habit is a second nature - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to carry a cane

adverb:

• once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

noun:

• drawing a tile from the wall - Mahjong term - From Chinese
• win with a self-drawn tile - Mahjong term
• winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (yaku); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 門前清自摸和

noun:

• punishing a crime to make an example for others - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school - four character idiom

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• likelihood of committing a crime; pre-delinquent

noun:

• giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles - Mahjong term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

noun:

• attending a meeting; participating in a meeting

noun:

• windows cut out of a wall

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition - four character idiom

expression:

• A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bring up a subject ➜ 振る【ふる】・話を振る

noun:

• extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument) - four character idiom

noun:

• a warm front

noun:

• goods offered to a person in distress