expression:

• it's been a long time; long time no see - abbreviation - slang ➜ 久しぶり

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened; to be despondent

noun / ~する noun:

• closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

noun:

• stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence
• radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily) ➜ 基【き】
• root - Mathematics term
• indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs) - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

noun:

• your home; your residence - honorific language

pronoun:

• you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style) - honorific language

noun:

• use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun:

• Isshi (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)

noun:

• Kusshi (lake monster said to be living in Hokkaido's Lake Kussharo)

interjection:

• Listen! (used to get someone's attention) - colloquialism

expression:

• You see ...; Mind you ...; Remember ... - colloquialism

noun:

• stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up

noun:

• right-hand opponent; player to one's right - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• left-hand opponent; player to one's left - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine - Buddhism term ➜ 輪宝・転法輪

expression:

• it's been a long time; long time no see ➜ お久【おひさ】

noun:

• one's child; a child one has brought into the world
• descendant - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to let someone have the credit for (a success); to let someone else carry the flowers [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

noun:

• mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master) - Buddhism term
• certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)

expression / noun:

• dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out
• to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to harden; to solidify
• to become firm; to become certain
• to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together