noun:

• postcard with a reply card attached

noun / ~の noun:

• (in) a humble position with a small stipend - four character idiom

expression:

• "rat in a trap" [figurative]; "trapped rat" [figurative]; rat in a bag [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification

noun:

• building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the lowest ground

noun:

• one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name) ➜ 偏諱を賜う

noun:

• peak of a financial bubble (esp. in Japan around 1990)

noun:

• drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.)
• to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to accurately guess what subjects will turn up on a test; to have one's predictions turn out correct

noun:

• moon shining in a rain-cleansed sky

noun:

• a stem

noun:

• establishing the identity of a defendant

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to affect a serene mood; to affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to come to a settlement

noun:

• aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse)

noun:

• feel of a brush or pen

noun:

• ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background

expression:

• when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law) - proverb ➜ グレシャムの法則

noun:

• place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

noun:

• becoming a geisha (of a geisha apprentice) ➜ 半玉・舞子

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to punctuate a sentence

godan ~る verb:

• to win (a race) by a wide margin
• to slash though something; to tear (off)

noun:

• purpose of a visit

noun:

• taxi equipped with a meter (from "meter taxi") - obscure term