noun:

• all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair - Mahjong term - From Chinese

~の noun / noun:

• full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)

expression:

• capable or not, we are all in the same boat; bats are also birds [literal] - proverb

expression / noun:

• more or less right; you are on the right track; getting warm ➜ いい線【いいせん】

noun:

• bare noh chanting; vocal-only noh theater performance, with no dancing or instruments; unaccompanied utai ➜ 謡【うたい】

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

noun:

• figure of a person; figures of people
• shadow of a person

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoop; to put a hoop on; to bind a barrel with hoops

godan ~す verb:

• to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with the tide

expression:

• "rat in a trap" [figurative]; "trapped rat" [figurative]; rat in a bag [literal]

noun:

• noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault

noun / ~する noun:

• backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate Antonym: 増える

expression / adverb:

• by hook or by crook; by all possible means - idiom

expression:

• no change; no difference ➜ 変わりなく
• accidents or incidents; no unusual events ➜ お変わりありませんか

noun:

• ticket dispensing slot (on ticket machines or ticket barriers)

noun:

• record; minutes; document
• record (e.g. in sports); results; score

~する noun:

• to record; to document
• to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun:

• mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person - four character idiom

noun:

• using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drown
• to cause to be indulged or addicted

ichidan verb:

• to cloud; to make dim or dull; to frown ➜ 曇らす

noun:

• dinner party; ceremonial dinner
• dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)