expression / ichidan verb:

• to pull oneself together; to get one's act together; to brace oneself

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoop; to put a hoop on; to bind a barrel with hoops

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

expression:

• in order to be(come)... ➜ となる
• since it amounts to...
• since it is advantageous to...

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get beneath someone's skin; to in someone's hair; to irritate

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart ➜ 打明ける

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be sensitive to smoke; to be uncomfortable because of smoke ➜ 煙たがる【けむたがる】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give one's name; to introduce oneself
• to announce one's candidacy

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to ripen
• to give one's everything; to make one's best effort - idiom ➜ 身が入る

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

noun:

• double doors opening from the centre

~の noun:

• double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.)

noun:

• method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

noun:

• carpet; rug; matting; carpeting
• mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on
• spread; (cloth) cover; coaster

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

expression / noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death ➜ 丑の刻参り

noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

noun:

• "Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front ➜ 羽織

noun:

• outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)

noun:

• cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey ➜ 煙管乗車

noun:

• historical system whereby the Hida region provided 10 carpenters per village the central government in place of taxes

noun:

• "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most) - slang ➜ 割り勘負け

noun:

• "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) - slang ➜ 割り勘勝ち