noun:

• legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school)
• parent-teacher's meeting

noun:

• right-hand opponent; player to one's right - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• left-hand opponent; player to one's left - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile - Mahjong term ➜ 振り込み

expression / ichidan verb:

• to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened

noun:

• spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii); Bahamonde's beaked whale

expression / noun / ~の noun:

• not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

noun / ~する noun:

• show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something) - four character idiom

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

noun:

• cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk

noun:

• footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear ➜ 沓取
• professional jester ➜ たいこもち

expression / adjective:

• hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

noun:

• student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate
• to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business)
• to stand on tip-toes - archaism

noun:

• without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• active duty; active service
• student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try - often as 現役で ➜ 浪人【ろうにん】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to come to the point; to touch on the point; to address the main points

noun:

• dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage)
• end; end of the road; end point; as far as one can go

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead - idiom
• to grab by the tail [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever - idiom

noun:

• townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

noun / ~の noun:

• mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service; on-line shopping service (with delivery by mail)