expression:

• missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing [literal]

~する noun:

• to tremble; to shiver (from stress, fear or panic); (figuratively) to experience a sense of stress, fear, or panic - abbreviation - onomatopoeia ➜ ガクガク・ガクガクブルブル・ブルブル

expression / noun:

• cornering the market; stock cornering; a corner ➜ 買い占め【かいしめ】

expression:

• in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

noun:

• long ago; previous; of a former age

noun / ~する noun:

• re-pellet (plastics industry); regrind; grinding plastic scraps into small pieces as a form of recycling

expression / noun:

• true love; deep love; love for someone so deep that it can reach a crow perched on that person's roof

expression / godan ~る verb:

• long (time); longstanding; for a long time

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

noun:

• entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher
• gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil - archaism

noun:

• advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint

expression / ~する noun / adverb:

• scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

noun / ~の noun:

• latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand - four character idiom

noun:

• superficial learning; book learning; merely knowing the meanings of a large number of individual words - four character idiom

noun:

• word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase

noun:

• mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

~する noun:

• to tremble; to shiver (from stress, fear or panic); (figuratively) to experience a sense of stress, fear, or panic - onomatopoeia ➜ ガクガク・ブルブル

noun:

• right-hand match; ends-with match; backward match; matching a sub-string with the end of a field - IT term ➜ 前方一致・部分一致

noun:

• brush application; brush coating; painting with a brush

godan ~く verb:

• to be bewitching; to look coquettish; to behave in an alluring manner; to behave in a seductive manner ➜ 婀娜っぽい【あだっぽい】

noun / ~する noun:

• spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; summoning a spirit and giving him voice (esp. when done by a female shaman)

noun:

• medium; channeler ➜ 巫女【みこ】

adverb / noun:

• unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain