expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break

conjunction:

• or

expression / suffix:

• or something - as Nか + なにか

noun:

• slicing a fish down its back
• slit in the back of a garment
• split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child
• to provide for a child (children)

expression / adjective:

• unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight)
• hard to chew

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse
• to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

noun:

• launching; launch
• end (of a theatrical run, etc.)
• closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project ➜ 打ち上げ会【うちあげかい】

noun:

• tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo ➜ 倶利迦羅

expression:

• A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves - four character idiom

noun:

• sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship)

~する noun:

• to sink a ship

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree

~の noun:

• general; ordinary; usual

adverb:

• normally; generally; usually

noun:

• local train; train that stops at every station - abbreviation ➜ 普通列車

adverb:

• together; jointly
• at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with - often as ...とともに
• both

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• these days; nowadays; present day; modern times
• at this time (of the day)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to rush in (at the last minute); to stampede

noun:

• piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame - four character idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally / noun:

• normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type - colloquialism ➜ つんつん・でれでれ

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle - idiom

noun:

• new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work

noun:

• new type depression; depression where one is depressed only when at work

expression / adjective:

• knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things ➜ 要領がいい【ようりょうがいい】

expression / adverb:

• at the very beginning; first of all; before anything else; first and foremost

noun:

• @ sign; at sign