expression:

• cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

noun:

• creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

noun:

• loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game

noun:

• style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

noun:

• the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings) - archaism
• one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to kick in(to); to sustain a loss

noun / ~の noun:

• in a temple; inside temple grounds
• sub-temple

noun:

• well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• latex (i.e. milky fluid in a plant); milky liquid
• milky lotion

ichidan verb:

• to hold onto (for a long period); to persist in; to maintain

noun:

• deluxe edition (of a book); book in expensive binding; hardcover book

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

noun:

• instance (e.g. first instance, second instance, etc. in a legal proceeding)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests

noun:

• naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard) ［しごく］
• to work someone hard ［しごく］

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to masturbate - usu. シゴく

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one - four character idiom

expression:

• there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents - proverb

noun:

• fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water
• water vessel used for a baby's first bath