noun:

• one's true ability; the right way; professional

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to satisfy; to answer the purpose; to make convenient

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - idiom ➜ 魚心あれば水心

noun:

• special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election

expression:

• meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand

expression:

• danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object) [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を守る

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age - idiom

expression:

• everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way - proverb

noun:

• drug czar; Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; ONDCP

noun:

• possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership - four character idiom

noun:

• hovercraft; air-cushion vehicle; ground-effect machine

expression:

• every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop [literal] - proverb ➜ 餠

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position) - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself
• artificial fly (for fishing)

noun:

• gas duster; air duster; canned air

expression:

• in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を破る

expression / ichidan verb:

• to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak

expression / adjective:

• feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close

expression:

• this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of an illness, demon, etc.
• to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

noun:

• other things; the rest; leisure tasks