noun / ~の noun:

• lower leg; lower part of the body; lower limbs Antonym: 上体

expression:

• after all; in the end; in short

noun:

• wait-and-see; sitting on the fence; waiting to see which way the wind blows

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

noun:

• getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one's own shadow - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate
• to play the first move (e.g. in go)

noun:

• tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work

adjective:

• abnormal; not the rule; not customary ➜ 普通ではない

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal ➜ 日和見

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

noun:

• conservative swing; drift to the right; rightward trend

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - proverb

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

expression:

• primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly

adjective:

• abnormal; not the rule; not customary ➜ 普通でない

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; to follow the rut (left by someone else) [literal] ➜ 前車の轍を踏む・前轍を踏む

noun:

• Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer

noun / ~する noun:

• losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri [literal] - humorous term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot - idiom ➜ 痛い所

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled

expression / ichidan verb:

• to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
• to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor - orig. meaning

noun:

• stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

noun:

• first night; first watch of the night; bridal night