expression / ichidan verb:

• to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of the fox spirit; to be exorcised from the fox spirit

expression:

• bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness - four character idiom
• strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)

noun:

• karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)

noun:

• "benefit-your-locality" tax scheme; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government

expression:

• to that extent; to that degree

~する verb (spec.):

• to heat; to heat up

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become dim; to become blurred

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to meet face-to-face

noun / ~する noun:

• tending to be; wanting to be

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be stingy; to be tightfisted

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to do so; to do thus

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be flustered; to be confused ➜ とちる

expression:

• to do or not to do

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to behave annoyed; to feel annoyed - from うざい and がる

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get sleep; to sleep

godan ~る verb:

• to give in; to give up - from 妥協 - slang

~する noun / ~の noun:

• to contact; to get in touch ➜ ご連絡

noun:

• contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message ➜ ご連絡
• connection; coordination; junction

~の noun:

• intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial

noun:

• defeat; loss; losing (a game)

suffix:

• failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ➜ 名前負け【なまえまけ】

noun:

• discount; loss (on a sale)

expression / noun:

• Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling) - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• shrewd; smart (and wide-awake); cunning; crafty
• inedible; uneatable
• unable to support oneself; unable to keep body and soul together

suffix:

• far from; anything but; not at all
• let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less

noun:

• clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)

noun:

• Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term

expression:

• follow the person to your right (command to form a line)
• following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to run out of sake; to be out of sake; to run out of alcohol