noun:

• the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927) ➜ 紀元節・四方拝・天長節

noun:

• sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet)
• moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise) - Sumo term

noun:

• destined to poverty; parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; poor person's mentality (e.g. inability to relax)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise ➜ 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます【ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

noun / ~する noun:

• changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over
• changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

noun:

• stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to mow down; to beat; to cut a swath; to sweep off one's feet

expression / ichidan verb:

• to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble

noun:

• the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way

noun:

• self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

noun:

• problems caused by the elderly (esp. gerontocracy, and elderly people's control over the young)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

expression / ichidan verb:

• to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept

noun:

• things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving - four character idiom

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru" - abbreviation ➜ サ行変格活用

noun:

• wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
• The Wasteland (poem by T.S. Eliot)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to dislocate one's back ➜ 腰抜かす
• to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

noun:

• strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; heartrending

godan ~る verb:

• to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

expression:

• What's New (esp. on webpages, programs, or newsletters); announcements of new arrivals or events

noun:

• self-sown seed; self-sown seedling
• illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)