~と adverb / adverb:

• snappingly; with a snap - onomatopoeia ➜ ポキッと

noun:

• Pokemon seizure incident (Dec. 16, 1997); incident in which flashing lights in a Pokemon episode induced seizures in hundreds of viewers - From English "Pokemon shock"

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam

noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise somebody's spirits; to enhance a mood

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack ➜ 不意をつく

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

expression / adjectival noun:

• I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity - polite language ➜ 気の毒

noun:

• (a plain citizen) having no special rank or title; being a common citizen - four character idiom

adverb / ~と adverb:

• snappingly; with a snap - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽきっと

suffix:

• merely ...; having just ... ➜ こっきり

expression:

• even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; a tear in the ogre's eye [literal] - proverb

expression / adjective:

• tight-lipped; able to keep a secret Antonym: 口が軽い ➜ 口の堅い

noun:

• understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

noun:

• near the pond; edge of a pond

noun / ~する noun:

• talking to oneself; conducting a monologue

noun:

• red-haired and blue-eyed (person); a Westerner - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• loop; shape of a hiragana "no"

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be transparent; to leave a gap

noun / ~する noun:

• forgetting the words; inability to pronounce a word correctly

adjective:

• sparsely eating; having a small appetite ➜ 食が細い

noun:

• natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment

noun:

• (criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime - Law term ➜ 共謀【きょうぼう】

noun:

• folding book; folded sections of a book

noun:

• peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures ➜ 覗き機関【のぞきからくり】
• water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater ➜ 箱眼鏡【はこめがね】