expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to distort; to parody; to make a pun - incorrect spelling of 捩る ➜ 捩る【もじる】

expression:

• intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy [literal] - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• whispering; murmuring; talking in a low voice

noun:

• speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech

expression:

• well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances - idiom ➜ 顔の広い

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to

noun:

• sash roller; door roller; roller for a sliding door

adverb:

• in an angry mood; in anger; angrily; in a huff

noun:

• doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

expression:

• every last one; one and all; from A to Z
• as soon as; right after; no sooner (than) - verb+はしから - usually written using kana alone

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

ichidan verb:

• to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss

expression / adverb:

• throughout; all through; right through

noun:

• pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers ➜ 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます【ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます】・指切り

noun:

• cutover; cut-over; starting new (IT) equipment; transferring from the old to a new (hardware and/or software) system - IT term

noun:

• working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
• cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)

noun:

• righteousness; path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track

adverb / ~と adverb:

• huffing and puffing; gasping; with a deep breath - onomatopoeia

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy - slang

ichidan verb:

• to like; to appreciate; to have a preference

noun:

• joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party ➜ 合コン

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be fooled by something; to be taken in; to fall for a trick

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】