noun:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

noun:

• sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples

noun:

• phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar - Linguistics term

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to grieve; to lament; to sigh in admiration ➜ 歎じる

adverb:

• besides; moreover; in addition - usu. negative nuance

noun:

• autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator

adjectival noun / noun:

• extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits

noun:

• kokedama; moss ball; plant grown in a ball of soil covered in moss, held together with string

expression:

• pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand ➜ 見て見ぬ振り

expression / noun:

• celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

noun:

• ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to do together; to share; to participate in

adverb / ~の noun:

• like this; such; thus; in this way

expression:

• a single mistake can ruin all one's hard work; one blunder can render useless a long period of effort; one fart in a hundred days' sermons [literal] - proverb

expression:

• I'm calling!; I've come!; may I come in? - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cover up; to hush up; to shroud in darkness

noun:

• without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense

expression / adverb:

• by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month

expression:

• always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Mill Test Report; Mill Test Certificate; quality assurance document used in steelmaking industry - From English "mill sheet"

noun:

• today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two - four character idiom

adverb:

• successively; continuously; in a row

noun:

• hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world - four character idiom