expression:

• sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one [literal] - proverb

godan ~す verb:

• to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】

noun:

• substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday

noun:

• exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
• study of biblical interpretation

adverb / ~と adverb / ~の noun:

• heaps; a lot; plenty - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a thud - onomatopoeia ➜ どさり

expression / godan ~む verb:

• never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; taking Gansu only to want Sichuan [literal] - idiom

expression / noun:

• being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour); being as meek as a lamb; a borrowed cat [literal] - idiom

noun:

• speech-impaired person; person with a speech impediment; mute

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

expression / ~の noun / adverbial noun:

• just now; a little while back; a short time ago

noun:

• one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

expression:

• size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of

noun:

• (waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity - four character idiom

noun:

• mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō - pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経 ➜ あほだら

noun:

• peacherine; hybrid of a peach and a nectarine; cross between a peach and a nectarine

noun:

• alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

expression:

• in crowds; in a group; in swarms ➜ なして

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule

noun:

• video intercom; intercom with a video camera and display; video doorphone - From English "television door phone"