expression / godan ~う verb:

• to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

expression:

• people will believe something false if many agree that it is true (an example of argumentum ad populum); there's a tiger in the market [literal] - proverb

expression:

• (as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; fact - from ことでは
• (it is a ~) thing; matter; fact - from ことじゃ, equiv. to ことだ - Kansai dialect

godan ~す verb / expression:

• to accord someone every courtesy

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up - colloquialism ➜ 大きな顔をする

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation ➜ ばつを合わせる

expression:

• towards; against; regarding; in contrast with ➜ に対する

expression:

• related to; in relation to

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• educated; learned; schooled ➜ 学がある

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make oneself pleasant to everybody - common error for 愛嬌を振りまく ➜ 愛嬌を振りまく

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make corrections - obscure term

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself ➜ 馳せる

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to pout ➜ おちょぼ口をする・口を尖らせる【くちをとがらせる】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice

noun:

• tempura soba without the noodles

expression:

• missing the vital element

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to lose - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break

expression:

• Even fools can give good counsel ➜ 愚者一得

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have nerves of steel

expression / noun:

• star seen on a rainy night; "rare occurrence" [figurative]; "rare sight" [figurative] ➜ 雨夜

expression / noun:

• intense rain

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine

expression:

• mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; laughing mountain [literal] - poetical term

expression:

• mountain in the winter; sleeping mountain [literal] - poetical term ➜ 山笑う