expression:

• it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world

expression:

• might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong - proverb

noun:

• thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot ➜ 絹皮【きぬかわ】

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a track (of a train); arrival of a train (at a platform)
• passing the post (horseracing); crossing the finish line

noun:

• orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being) ［しゃち］ - abbreviation ➜ 鯱【しゃちほこ】

noun:

• ethics; moral philosophy
• (the study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism)
• (the study of) Taoism
• Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised) ➜ 石門心学

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to take advantage of; to impose on
• to make an entry (in an account book)

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to undertake; to take on (task)
• to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for); to promise

noun:

• gourmet food; delicious food

noun / ~する noun:

• dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put on another's shoes
• to be mistaken; to mistake one thing for another

noun:

• criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to play with fire; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail [literal] - idiom

expression:

• one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

noun:

• bottom of the sleeve - archaism
• height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• secret; secret bribe ➜ 袖の下

noun / ~する noun:

• waxing and waning of the moon; phase of the moon - Astronomy term ➜ 盈虧
• rising and falling (of fortune)

expression:

• (from rakugo) that's all from me, and now the next speaker ...; expression used to hand over to the next speaker

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

noun / ~する noun:

• the same ship; taking the same ship

noun:

• bizarre literature; the literature of the bizarre - four character idiom

noun:

• the world of music; the music world

noun / ~の noun:

• canned food; tinned food

noun:

• confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) - usu. 缶詰にする
• being stuck in a confined space - usu. 缶詰になる

noun:

• rock fight; stone-throwing fight ➜ 石合戦
• custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer
• to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
• to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
• to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind

godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case) - である with も; formal, literary ➜ である
• to be ... or something

noun:

• well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen - four character idiom