noun / ~する noun:

• being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort - four character idiom

noun:

• station melody; departure melody; melody sounded on a station platform just before the doors of a train are closed

~の noun / adverb:

• two by two; by twos; as a couple

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally - idiom

noun:

• fake refugee; phony refugee; illegal migrant disguised as a refugee

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue
• to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say

noun:

• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - colloquialism ➜ 山姥・ガングロ

noun:

• hangman's noose; halter; rope to hang a criminal

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

noun / adjectival noun:

• unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B - four character idiom

expression:

• slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone [literal] - proverb

godan ~く verb:

• to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss
• to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

noun:

• tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story ➜ 法螺

noun:

• rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

expression:

• stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

expression:

• to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell [literal] - idiom

expression / adjective:

• generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality ➜ 人がいい

noun:

• misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko ➜ 仕込み【しこみ】・舞子【まいこ】

noun:

• tree form; tree shape; shape of a tree

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit ➜ 気になる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air - usu. as 真面目くさった or 真面目くさって

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of
• to decide to - usually written using kana alone ➜ 事にする

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to work together; to strive together; to form a tag team [literal]

noun / ~の noun:

• (dental) alveolus; (dental) alveoli; socket in the jaw containing the root of a tooth

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose