noun:

• this duty; this task; this job

pronoun:

• I (as the person in charge of this task)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of
• to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title); to falsify (e.g. a seal)

noun / ~する noun:

• join one's hands in prayer; pray with (the palms of) one's hands together - four character idiom

noun:

• firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc. ➜ 矢面に立つ
• direction of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy) - orig. meaning

noun:

• digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product

noun:

• light used as a religious offering ➜ 御灯・神灯
• paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

noun:

• Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term

adverbial noun / noun:

• all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land - four character idiom

noun:

• tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year

noun / ~の noun:

• outside (e.g. of a building); exterior
• outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

noun / ~する noun:

• straining; draining

noun:

• drainer; strainer; colander
• cutwater (on ship); forefoot; drip (on building); flashing; throating; starling (on bridge)
• stone skipping; skipping rocks; ducks and drakes

noun / ~する noun:

• snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water

expression / noun:

• the right person in the right place - four character idiom

noun:

• in the mountains; among the mountains

noun / ~する noun:

• standing in the way; block the way

noun:

• the matter in question; the aforesaid matter

noun:

• digital signage display; electronic billboard; digital signage system - abbreviation ➜ デジタルサイネージ

noun / ~する noun:

• staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first
• constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

noun:

• (not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• control (of a machine, device, etc.)
• control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management; suppression; keeping in check

noun:

• 1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa

expression:

• I am writing to you; I am (taking the liberty of) getting in touch with you - template phrase used in business writing - polite language

noun:

• pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha - Buddhism term

noun:

• wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection - four character idiom

noun:

• year of the hare; year of the rabbit