noun:

• many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel - four character idiom

noun:

• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to open up a big lead (over one's opponent)

expression / adjective:

• not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser ➜ 往生際

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle (a problem) ➜ 片付ける

godan ~す verb:

• to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

noun / ~する noun:

• completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)

expression:

• a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) - proverb

noun:

• verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun ➜ 為る

noun:

• (software) patch; updater (to correct a program flaw) - IT term

noun:

• string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

noun:

• reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine)

noun:

• firm adherence to one's principles
• chastity (of a woman)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language ➜ ない・ます

noun:

• shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language - Kansai dialect ➜ ません

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

noun:

• formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent) - Law term

noun:

• physical reaction caused by a phobia about going to work

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a matter of life or death

noun:

• paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat

noun / ~する noun:

• trying of a crime; conviction - obscure term
• condemnation to death by beheading

noun / ~する noun:

• exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

noun:

• thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)