noun:

• polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction - four character idiom

noun:

• sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance - four character idiom

noun:

• var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki ➜ 鮑結び
• woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

expression / adjective:

• completely helpless; unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head - idiom

noun:

• dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco); bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc. ➜ 竜血樹

noun:

• Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei & Zhao) ➜ 戦国時代

noun:

• rapid pace at which the information technology field moves - From English "dog year"
• dog's ear ➜ ドッグイヤ

noun:

• preserving in alcohol
• pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse

noun:

• yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned) - Martial Arts term

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)

adjectival noun:

• various; diverse; divergent; disorderly; uncoordinated
• each according to one's own wishes

noun:

• convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness
• bug thought to cause children's diseases

expression:

• someone who was just crying quickly cheers up and smiles; a child's emotions change easily

noun:

• dragon's den
• auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)

noun / suffix:

• side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
• (watch) case

noun / ~の noun:

• first place; first rank; unit's position ［いちい］

noun:

• Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) - usu. イチイ, also 櫟 - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

noun:

• shaking; jolting
• shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

noun:

• wolf (Canis lupus)
• wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to lay down
• to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

noun / ~する noun:

• diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

noun / ~する noun:

• flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

expression:

• It's good to have a girl first and then a boy

noun / ~の noun:

• guiding principle; single-minded policy - idiom
• one's sole talent - idiom

noun:

• single spear ➜ 槍【やり】

noun:

• one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc. - four character idiom