expression:

• piling shame on top of shame

expression:

• high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)

expression:

• extremely good friends; best friends

expression:

• views in and around the city of Kyoto (paintings and drawings) ➜ 図・洛中洛外

expression / adverb:

• after all; in the end

expression:

• How are you?

expression / ~の noun:

• the earliest

expression / adjective:

• good-for-nothing; worthless

expression:

• a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wish (to do); to desire; to want
• to be ready; to be eager

expression:

• for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI

expression:

• in accordance with plans; just as planned

expression:

• How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

expression:

• How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

expression:

• (are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

expression / adverb:

• quietly; soundlessly

expression:

• shoes strictly prohibited

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to - often preceded by verb

expression / ~よい adjective:

• skillful; skilful

expression:

• banned from access (e.g. from a web forum, etc.) - IT term ➜ アク禁

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to suffer a loss (usu. in sport)

expression / godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to lead; to take the initiative
• to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger)
• to be most essential

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to put up for adoption

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to know something by direct experience; to know through the skin [literal]