expression:

• one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb

noun:

• concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

noun:

• nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

expression:

• (villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; badgers of the same hole [literal] - idiom

expression:

• surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth - idiom

expression:

• to some degree; up to a point; to some extent ➜ ある程度【あるていど】

expression / adjective:

• depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to - as ～によるところが大きい

noun:

• drug administration; giving of a drug; medication

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute - four character idiom

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family) ➜ 嫁ぐ【とつぐ】

~と adverb / adverb:

• plump; with a thud; heavily - onomatopoeia

expression:

• widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him - proverb

adjective:

• feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name ➜ 騙る【かたる】

~の noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

adverb / ~の noun:

• more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some

noun:

• amount; quantity

adverb / ~と adverb:

• thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

• to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate - onomatopoeia

noun:

• episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure

noun:

• decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity ➜ 少子化・高齢化

noun:

• one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series