expression:

• slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the blame; to cover oneself in mud [literal]

noun:

• mere fraction; drop in the bucket

noun:

• (a house) looking deserted with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

expression:

• you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese? - slang

noun:

• included number; number of items, etc. in a total

adverb / ~と adverb:

• making a rude entrance; barging in - onomatopoeia

expression:

• to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life - idiom

noun:

• the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world - four character idiom

noun:

• (drawn) line; line in a drawing

noun:

• School of Diplomacy; one of the Schools of Thought during the Warring States period in China ➜ 諸子百家【しょしひゃっか】

noun:

• carbonated alcohols; category of alcoholic beverages in liquor tax law which includes beer, happoshu and other drinks with an alcohol percentage of 10 or less ➜ 発泡酒

noun:

• Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji) ➜ 味噌

noun / ~の noun:

• powdered; in powder form

lower nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to be seen; to be in sight - archaism ➜ 見える【みえる】
• to look; to seem; to appear - archaism ➜ 見える【みえる】
• to come - archaism - honorific language ➜ 見える【みえる】

noun:

• worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

noun:

• widow's peak; hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to let loose something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the field [literal] - idiom

noun:

• nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit - Mahjong term - From English "chi"

suffix:

• publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

noun:

• hospital department; department in the field of medical care

noun:

• volvulus; twisted loop in intestine

adverb:

• at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside
• to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
• to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear