adverb:

• strange to say; strangely enough; it is a wonder that

noun:

• ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese

adverb:

• helplessly; reluctantly; as a last resort

adverb:

• dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner - onomatopoeia

noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• spread out; broad; all of a sudden

pre-noun adjectival:

• only ...; no more than ...; a matter of

noun:

• weekly ideas; weekly thoughts; ideas brought forth at the conclusion of a week

noun:

• cabinet announcement; cabinet notification; official government promulgation of a decision, etc.

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

expression / ichidan verb:

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

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb / prefix noun:

• occurring frequently; being susceptible; age, body part, group of people, etc. in which a disease or condition occurs especially frequently - Medicine term

noun:

• nail hider; nailhead cover; decorative object which conceals the head of a nail - Architecture term

noun:

• gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

expression / ichidan verb:

• to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter - colloquialism

noun:

• great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash - four character idiom

expression:

• leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

noun:

• times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel - four character idiom

adjective:

• nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

adverb / expression:

• before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

noun:

• portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

noun:

• former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry