noun:

• land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land

expression:

• cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants ➜ 仕打ち

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits - four character idiom ➜ 揚々

expression:

• one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back [literal] - four character idiom

~と adverb / adverb:

• flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / adverb:

• such; like that; in that way - Kansai dialect

noun / ~する noun:

• going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought

noun:

• enterprise union; company union; in-house union ➜ 企業別組合

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• cellar; cave; hole in the ground

noun:

• cold-suffering bird; kankucho; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes - Buddhism term
• (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori - idiom - derogatory term - Buddhism term

noun:

• last guest (tea ceremony); third guest of honour (honor); guest who sits in the seat furthest from the host and assists in various ways ➜ 詰め【つめ】・次客【じきゃく】・正客【しょうきゃく】

noun:

• one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words - four character idiom

adverb:

• anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

adverb:

• further; besides; moreover; in addition to

~と adverb:

• up and down; lightly; nimbly; moving in small leaps as a frog or rabbit - onomatopoeia
• casually; (strolling about) without a care - onomatopoeia ➜ ひょいひょい

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position - idiom

expression:

• fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing - idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money

noun / ~する noun:

• ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure

noun:

• double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict - four character idiom

noun:

• sizzle cut; sizzle shot; mouth-watering image in an advertising

adverb:

• midway; halfway through; in the course of

noun:

• debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; to set a sparrow net in front of the gate [literal] - idiom ➜ 門前雀羅【もんぜんじゃくら】