~の noun / noun:

• ordinary; common; usual
• free of charge - only 只
• unaffected; as is; safe - usu. as ただでは...

adverb:

• only; merely; just; simply

conjunction:

• but; however; nevertheless - esp. 但

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out - four character idiom
• throwing a ball as hard as one can - Baseball term

noun:

• barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)

noun:

• (university) club that exists for the purpose of getting women drunk and taking advantage of them

noun:

• weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)

noun:

• par save (in golf, number of shots above par for that hole)

noun / ~の noun:

• one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another ➜ ばつが悪い
• coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

noun:

• full interchange (an interchange that has exits and entrances in both directions)

~の noun / noun:

• unpromoted (piece) - Shōgi term

noun:

• limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed

noun:

• book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets
• delivering a letter

expression:

• evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail [literal] - idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• liked; well-liked; favourite; favorite Antonym: 嫌い【きらい】
• in love (with); loved; romantically interested (in)

noun / adjectival noun:

• faddism; eccentricity
• the way one likes; (as) it suits one

noun:

• car painted with anime characters; painful car (because some people consider it painful to look at) [literal] - colloquialism - humorous term ➜ オタ車・ヲタ車
• Italian car; European car ［イタ車］ - original meaning - abbreviation

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
• to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
• to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
• to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
• to decrease (e.g. speed)
• (of a market price) to go down slightly

adverb:

• something or other; one thing or another; this or that

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak distinctly; to speak clearly
• to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to turn over; to turn around ➜ 身を翻す
• to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to take back (one's words)
• to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

expression:

• half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain [literal] - proverb

noun / adjectival noun:

• being totally upset (by); being completely nonplused (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable - four character idiom

adverb:

• within the year; before the year is out

expression / ichidan verb:

• to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

adverb / ~の noun:

• originally; by nature; from the start

noun:

• shochu; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• retirement from public office - of a public servant
• going into opposition; losing power - of a political party ➜ 野党