expression / adjectival noun:

• triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck [literal]

adverb:

• reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

particle:

• indicates means of action; cause of effect; by - more emphatic than で ➜ で

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

noun:

• bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on ➜ 腰掛け

expression / adverb:

• never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

noun:

• business guide; catalogue; document describing one's business

noun / adjectival noun:

• stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper - idiom
• to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

noun / ~する noun:

• infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a women)

noun:

• martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

noun / ~する noun:

• harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment ➜ 切腹

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to concede defeat; to surrender; to take one's hat off (to somebody) [literal] - idiom

ichidan verb:

• to stagger; to stumble; to be unsteady on one's feet

expression:

• through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

noun:

• renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others - Buddhism term

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• temporarily; short period; once; one morning

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; to boil tea in one's navel [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice - usu. as 口をそろえて

expression:

• if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• urine sampling; urine collection; giving one's urine

expression:

• money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even in hell, the extent of one's suffering is determined by money [literal] - proverb

expression:

• pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

noun:

• writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing