noun:

• one or two; a few; small number

noun / ~する noun:

• sacrifice sale; selling for a song; dumping

noun:

• scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage ➜ 女ひでり【おんなひでり】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate

godan ~つ verb:

• to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot

~の noun:

• perfect; just right; ideal ➜ 誂え向き

noun:

• deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen

noun:

• viewing noh; seeing a noh play; going to a noh theater

noun:

• feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks

noun:

• selling something for cheap (e.g. books); selling at a loss; dumping ➜ 投げ売り・ぞっき本

expression:

• it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

expression / ichidan verb:

• to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options
• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤を掛ける

expression:

• dancing fool, watching fool; you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; all fools, so let's all dance

noun:

• lifting one's buttocks (e.g. through exercise); getting a perkier bum; getting rid of sagging buttocks - From English "hip up"

adverb:

• one by one; one at a time; in turn

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】・立つ鳥跡を濁さず

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to rebuke; to taunt; to give a good shaking; to knock about; to torment; to punish

expression:

• no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness [literal] - proverb

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