noun:

• the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts) - Buddhism term ➜ 難行道

expression:

• (in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one) - four character idiom

noun:

• beat'-em-up game; (one on one) fighting game - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 格闘ゲーム

expression / noun / adjectival noun:

• real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own) - the いい is ironic

noun:

• beat-'em-up game; (one on one) fighting game

noun / ~する noun:

• obeying meekly; faithfully following (one's master)

noun:

• facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life - four character idiom

noun:

• marrying to become a housewife; permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife) [literal] - idiom - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior); attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage

expression:

• please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)

noun:

• death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)

expression:

• Repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); Reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

noun:

• barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something) - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

noun:

• treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility - four character idiom

adjective:

• does not pay; not worth (one's) while

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• goggling; rolling (one's eyes) - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip)
• to reflect upon; to digest

noun / ~する noun:

• reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)

noun:

• prevalence of arbitrariness; rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority) - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

noun:

• deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

noun:

• ration-point coupon; traffic violation ticket (for which penalty points are applied to one's licence)