adverb / ~の noun:

• close by; right there; short distance away; a hop, skip and jump away
• at once; as soon as possible; immediately

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に掛ける

noun:

• parenting; being a parent; child-rearing; child-raising

expression:

• playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out [literal] - idiom ➜ 洗濯

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly

expression / ichidan verb:

• to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort - idiom

expression / noun:

• henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

noun:

• compulsory winding-up; winding-up by a court; compulsory liquidation; involuntary dissolution

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

adverb / ~と adverb:

• perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; sure thing - onomatopoeia

expression:

• pull yourself together; get a grip; get a hold of yourself; come on

noun / ~する noun:

• bottoming out; reaching a floor; ceasing to fall; edging lower

adverb:

• crushed flat; squashed to a pulp; squished; crumpled - onomatopoeia

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback

expression:

• this!; this is exactly right; this is so true; I agree - abbr. of ほんまこれ or 本当にこれ - slang

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• fussy; making a big deal out of nothing; fidgety; restless - onomatopoeia
• being cramped; being claustrophobic - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break

expression:

• not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot

adjectival noun / noun:

• an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out - idiom

noun:

• alcove slab; wooden board placed in a tokonoma; baseboard; base plate ➜ 床の間