noun:

• descendant of a god; heavenly grandson

noun:

• finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation; seeking a way out of a desperate situation - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• having a poor endgame

noun:

• warbler flying from a valley to a tree - orig. meaning ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• finding success in life ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• passing the palace examination ➜ 進士【しんし】

expression:

• having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status [literal] - proverb - humorous term

noun / ~する noun:

• shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb:

• looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun:

• country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law

noun:

• a place or opportunity to make a display of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to work toward a solution to a problem

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character

noun:

• warbler being in a valley - obscure term ➜ 鶯遷【おうせん】
• valley in which warblers live - obscure term
• remaining obscure and unsuccessful - obscure term ➜ 鶯遷【おうせん】

noun / ~する noun:

• extending in a row - archaism

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to take a hot bath

noun / ~する noun:

• affixing a seal ➜ 押印・押捺

noun:

• a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period) - four character idiom

noun:

• absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods) - archaism

noun:

• fire lit at a gate for funerals, weddings and Obon

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a start

noun:

• shining example of a man

noun:

• blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to find a clue; to make a beginning

expression:

• one can give a plausible argument for anything - proverb