expression / adverb:

• as a general rule; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally

noun / ~する noun:

• revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

noun:

• (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty - four character idiom

noun:

• spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

noun / ~する noun:

• forgetting the words; inability to pronounce a word correctly

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

noun / ~する noun:

• sacrifice sale; selling for a song; dumping

noun / ~する noun:

• consternation; fall into a panic; fluster oneself; dismay; discomfiture - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• going to the capital; working in a government office

noun / ~する noun:

• assistance (in a fight); help; aid; backup

noun:

• helper; supporter

noun:

• human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state) - sensitive - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)

noun:

• node; nodal point
• joint (e.g. in a framework)

noun:

• short sword; dagger; stiletto
• hour hand (of a clock) ➜ 長剣【ちょうけん】

noun:

• matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person

noun:

• super multi-shift (a kanji input method)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hang up the receiver (of a telephone)

noun:

• inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe - Linguistics term

noun:

• person living with a family; lodger
• housemate; flatmate; roommate

noun / ~の noun:

• virginity (esp. of a man); male virgin - colloquialism
• (Catholic) nun

noun:

• indoor bath using water from a hot-spring

noun:

• smelling (something); turning one's nose towards a smell

expression / adverb:

• maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision