expression / godan ~す verb:

• to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea

noun:

• devil's walking stick (tree) (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree

noun:

• the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave) - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.)
• to pry (into people's private affairs)

noun:

• Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

noun:

• brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister) - abbreviation ➜ ブラザーコンプレックス・シスコン
• black contemporary (music) - abbreviation ➜ ブラックコンテンポラリー

noun:

• hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length - From English "very short"

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to (relax and) stretch one's legs out
• to go for a further walk

noun:

• Achilles argument (i.e. Achilles and the tortoise; one of Zeno's paradoxes) ➜ ゼノンの逆説

noun:

• underboob; bottom of a woman's breasts (visible when wearing a short top) - slang ➜ オッパイ

noun:

• something cold (esp. a body)
• something used to cool one's stomach

noun:

• assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (Nov. 22, 1963); JFK assassination

expression:

• you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance - pun on そうは行かぬ - humorous term

expression:

• it can't be helped; there's nothing to do about it - From Chinese "méi fǎzi" ➜ しかたがない

noun:

• persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story ➜ 泣き落とす

noun:

• taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing

noun:

• shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival

noun:

• purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe

noun:

• eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly

expression / noun:

• things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverb / noun:

• (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while ➜ 久し振り