noun:

• damn it!; dang it!

expression:

• sock it!; wallop it! - Baseball term

expression:

• in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short ➜ 早く言えば

expression:

• in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short ➜ 手っ取り早く言えば

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

expression:

• a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• reading in a monotone
• reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

noun:

• will; resolution; intention; ambition; aim; goal
• kindness; goodwill; kind offer
• gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a spectacular photograph (often of the female form); taking a photo at just the right moment - colloquialism

noun:

• powerful photograph; intense photograph

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

noun / ~する noun:

• working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits - four character idiom

expression:

• I mean - used at the beginning of a sentence

noun:

• water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout - Sumo term

noun:

• lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

noun:

• original author (of a work)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to work out a compromise

noun / ~する noun:

• writing a book; literary work

expression:

• worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died - vulgar ➜ くたばる

expression:

• appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover - proverb

expression:

• hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work Antonym: 退社

noun:

• feeling; sensation; mood
• preparedness; readiness; attitude
• thanks; solicitude; sympathy - humble language

adverb:

• just a little; somewhat; slightly

adverb / ~の noun:

• close by; right there; short distance away; a hop, skip and jump away
• at once; as soon as possible; immediately

expression / adjective:

• it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ... - usu. verb-て... ➜ 置けばいい

noun:

• most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering