godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
• to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

noun:

• shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki
• waterfall resembling a white sheet

noun:

• embouchure; position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument - From French
• mouthpiece of a musical instrument

expression:

• a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost [literal] - proverb

noun:

• house arrest; being placed in confinement at home - four character idiom

noun:

• homeless; family in mourning

adverb / noun:

• annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year - four character idiom

noun:

• triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits - Mahjong term

noun:

• setting moon; moon setting in the West

noun:

• Kyouhou Reforms; economic reforms introduced in 1736

adverb:

• before long; in a few days

noun / ~する noun:

• change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly - four character idiom

~する verb (spec.):

• to come to (in the end); to end in
• to attribute; to blame

noun:

• behind; trailing in points (e.g. in sports)

noun:

• tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

noun:

• one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love - colloquialism - From English "love love"

noun:

• now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

noun:

• claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. - From English "crane game"

noun:

• aimless attempt; shot in the dark - obscure term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight ➜ 明け残る

expression / godan ~う verb:

• I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in