noun / ~する noun:

• cultivating one's character by studying hard; diligent application - four character idiom
• mutual encouragement (to improve) - four character idiom

noun:

• holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture) - Martial Arts term
• haughty attitude; overbearing manner

noun:

• Turkish bath
• soapland (brothel where one can bathe with the prostitutes) - sensitive ➜ ソープランド

noun:

• paying off one's entire credit card balance monthly - From English "monthly clear"

noun:

• it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

noun:

• suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage
• area around one's feet; footwear

expression / adverb:

• whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

noun:

• another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one

noun:

• walking practice; getting one's legs into shape
• warm-up; preparation

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

noun:

• grapple; scuffle; fight
• defeating one's enemy on the battlefield

noun / ~する noun:

• meddling; interfering

noun:

• choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one - Mahjong term ➜ ツモ切り【ツモぎり】

noun / ~する noun:

• pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps

noun:

• taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.)

noun:

• parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot - oft. adv. as おうむ返しに

noun:

• safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience - four character idiom

noun:

• prevalence of arbitrariness; rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority) - four character idiom

noun:

• (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance - four character idiom

noun:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々

noun / ~の noun:

• woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)

noun:

• simple thermal hot spring (containing less than one thousand ppm of dissolved minerals)

noun:

• fare box; place where one puts the money required to ride public transportation

noun:

• yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram) ➜ 卦