noun:

• being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town - four character idiom

noun:

• point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation

noun:

• unauthorized travel; riding without a valid ticket (e.g. on a train); stealing a ride

noun:

• getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus - colloquialism

godan ~る verb:

• to beat; to gain a point; to upset ➜ 一本取られた

noun:

• missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV

noun:

• exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text

noun:

• hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist - slang

expression / adjective:

• unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

noun:

• scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage ➜ 男旱【おとこひでり】

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef
• to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag

expression:

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

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel relieved; to feel happy after having been relieved of a responsibility; to be relieved from a duty

expression:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• penal servitude; submitting to a sentence; pleading guilty
• undetected crime ［伏罪］ - obscure term

noun:

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

noun:

• feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person

ichidan verb:

• to excuse (someone); to give a holiday to; to make (someone) rest

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to rustle; to make a rustling sound; to crinkle

expression / godan ~む verb:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• girl hunt; trying to pick up a girl; looking for a girlfriend ➜ ボーイハント

noun / ~する noun:

• incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)

expression:

• poor thing; what a pity; poor you - slang ➜ 可哀想