expression:

• the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

~する verb (spec.):

• to face on; to look out on to

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path

noun:

• the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books) ➜ 四書

expression:

• give him an inch and he'll take an ell; give him an inch and he'll take a yard - proverb

expression:

• victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

godan ~る verb:

• to look up on Wikipedia; to read about on Wikipedia - slang

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to call a person's attention (to)

noun:

• friend's house; home of a friend

noun / ~する noun:

• girl's throw; throwing like a girl

noun / ~する noun:

• whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet

noun:

• the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells - four character idiom

noun:

• making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions - four character idiom

noun:

• rebreather; provides a breathing gas containing oxygen and recycles exhaled gas

noun:

• city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

expression:

• How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero - four character idiom

noun:

• prince's message; command of a prince

noun:

• (as small as a) cat's forehead ➜ 猫の額

noun:

• Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk - Buddhism term

noun / ~の noun:

• artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan ➜ 職人気質【しょくにんかたぎ】

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

noun:

• front facing display (e.g. books displayed on a shelf with the cover facing out); forward facing display ➜ 平積み【ひらづみ】・面出し【めんだし】

noun:

• staying the night (of an itinerant priest in Zen buddhism); itinerant priest's lodging - Buddhism term
• providing a room for an itinerant priest so that he may meditate for a long period of time - Buddhism term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to use completely; to use up; to exhaust
• to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone) ➜ 愛想を尽かす