noun / ~する noun:

• putting up a good fight against some odds - four character idiom

expression:

• Even a fool may sometimes give good counsel - four character idiom

noun:

• giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment - four character idiom

noun:

• thickness (e.g. of a sauce, oil, etc.); viscosity - Food term ➜ とろとろ・とろっと

noun:

• shops on the first floor of a hotel - abbreviation

expression:

• single-just-low (description of a small truck)

expression:

• full-just-low (name of a Toyota truck)

noun:

• winning streak; good time to make a profit

noun:

• impression given by a painting or image

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to have (break out into) a broad (suggestive) grin

noun:

• sidebar (as on a web page)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sit silently at a meeting ➜ 雁首揃える

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sit silently at a meeting ➜ 雁首を揃える

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• act of entrance (to a facility); entering (premises)

noun:

• worship by the emperor at a shrine - honorific language

noun:

• whipping; beating with a whip - abbreviation ➜ 鞭打ち症
• whiplash - abbreviation ➜ 鞭打ち症

noun:

• (a cup of) water

adjectival noun:

• racy; titillating; sexy; suggestive

noun:

• corotron (electrostatic charging device using a corona discharge)

ichidan verb:

• to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)

noun:

• Edo-period doctor working at a public clinic - archaism

noun:

• writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship

noun:

• five most important temples of a region - obscure term

noun:

• lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen) - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice