expression:

• one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat [literal]

noun:

• recovering slightly; making a small rally

noun:

• flies; area over the stage of a theater (containing overhead lights, drop curtains, etc.)

noun:

• father-to-be; partner of a pregnant woman - From English "pre+papa"

noun:

• scalloped (noodles); boiled noodles served in a pot with broth

expression / ichidan verb:

• to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question - idiom

noun:

• bridge-opening ceremony; first crossing of a bridge

godan ~る verb:

• to suffer; to complain of a pain

noun:

• book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer) ➜ ブックカバー

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to boil; to come to a boil
• to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious

expression / noun:

• something indistinct; a crow in a pitch-black night [literal] ➜ 闇夜の烏

noun:

• Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk - Buddhism term

noun:

• finger Braille; system of communicating with the deaf-blind in which the receiver's fingers are tapped like a Braille typewriter ➜ 点字【てんじ】

noun / ~の noun:

• partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

noun:

• smelling (something); turning one's nose towards a smell

noun:

• lady-killer (i.e. a man who is popular with women); knocking a woman dead (with sex appeal)
• murderer of women
• murder of women

expression / ichidan verb:

• to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

noun:

• holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday

noun:

• light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy

noun:

• bit-part actress; actress with a minor part - four character idiom

noun:

• Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make up the number; to have a complete set of

expression / adjective:

• unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation ➜ 空気を読む