expression:

• avarice brings doom upon oneself; if a hawk-eagle tries to catch two boars at once, the boars will try to run in opposite directions, splitting the hawk-eagle into two and killing it - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fall in love at first sight
• to see for the first time; to meet for the first time - archaism
• to have sexual relations for the first time - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to reveal one's upbringing (through one's words, actions, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away ➜ お里・親の顔が見たい

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve - idiom

~する verb (spec.):

• to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

noun / ~の noun:

• veteran; (someone) schooled by adversity in many battles; (someone) rich in life's experience gained through much adversity - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

noun:

• expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be
• nock (of a bow)
• nock (of an arrow)
• nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) - Sumo term ➜ はず押し【はずおし】
• wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

ichidan verb:

• to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have time free; to have time to spare

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do ➜ 遣らせる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow [literal] - proverb

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

noun:

• super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect ➜ 可い

suffix:

• familiar suffix used after a personal name ［ぺ］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to have the ladder pulled out from under one [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

noun:

• flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness
• animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball