adjective:

• persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded

noun:

• Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)

noun:

• hair messed up in sleep

noun / ~する noun:

• negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation

noun:

• rat poison

noun:

• annual tribute; land tax

expression / adjective:

• deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained ➜ 根深い

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted

expression / ichidan verb:

• to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

noun:

• the very final proof (printing)

noun:

• Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel

noun:

• year-end bonus; bonus salary given at the end of the year

noun:

• antique

noun:

• bullhead shark (esp. the Japanese bullhead shark, Heterodontus japonicus)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harden by kneading

noun:

• submucosa

noun / ~する noun:

• whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)

adverb / noun:

• annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• dividing a plant's roots for transplanting

noun:

• mud and tile wall topped with tiles

noun:

• on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep

noun / ~する noun:

• thermosetting

noun:

• beginning of the year

expression:

• missing a sleeping companion

noun:

• Felis; genus containing the domestic cat