expression / noun:

• formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest - Law term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to stop talking; to break off; to pause

expression / pre-noun adjectival:

• deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.) ➜ 抜きがたい

expression:

• just now; a moment ago

expression:

• in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand

expression:

• otherwise; if not; or else

expression / noun:

• Akizuki Rebellion (1876)

expression / adjective:

• of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless ➜ 役に立たない【やくにたたない】

expression:

• already; time flies

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

expression:

• take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pierce someone with one's gaze

expression:

• to dislike; to hate - Kyūshū dialect ➜ 好く【すく】

expression:

• right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine - banner used by 14th century samurai Kusunoki Masashige - proverb

expression:

• it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was)

expression / noun:

• samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy

expression / noun:

• monogamy

expression / noun:

• that's the way it is; such is life

expression / noun:

• Bataan Death March (1942)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone

expression:

• eight times eight

expression / noun:

• number of possible outcomes; number of ways (e.g. of arranging something)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside - Sports term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance ➜ 捗【はか】