noun / ~する noun:

• shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

godan ~す verb:

• to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• one evening; some evenings

expression:

• neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie [literal]

noun:

• falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall ➜ 尻餅をつく
• mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• one's prosperity being on the rise; one's fortune reaching its culmination - four character idiom

noun:

• pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making) - obscure term

noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) ➜ 体育座り【たいいくずわり】

noun:

• being owned by the Tokyo metropolitan government

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

expression:

• unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

noun / ~する noun:

• carrying out the will of one's lord

expression:

• burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom [literal] - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• losing one's life; dying

noun:

• child of one's heir

noun:

• direct administration by the government ➜ 自治

expression:

• no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; even if one stood on one's head [literal] ➜ 逆立ち

noun:

• wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make up one's mind; to be determined

noun:

• love or affection for one's parents

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to bare one's fangs; to snarl at

noun:

• artificial insemination by donor

adverb / ~と adverb:

• by ones and twos - onomatopoeia
• tears or flower petals falling quietly - onomatopoeia ➜ はらはら・ぼろぼろ
• gurgling bird sound - onomatopoeia
• falling apart; crumbling; melting (in one's mouth) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc. - Food term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to save one's face; to maintain one's status

noun:

• state of fine weather where one is subject to direct sunlight