expression / ichidan verb:

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

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

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble ➜ 骨を惜しむ
• to nullify someone's efforts - as 骨を盗むまい, 骨を盗まず, etc. - archaism

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 ~る verb:

• to give an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

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)

noun:

• taking photographs for a volume at the request of a publisher
• photographs taken for a volume at the request of a publisher

noun:

• rustic; country bumpkin; countryfolk
• ruffian; unrefined person
• non-politician; non-government person; civilian
• Yeren; legendary mountain-dwelling hominid (similar to a sasquatch, yeti, etc.) of China's Hubei province

noun:

• six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian) ➜ 左方唐楽

expression:

• prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling [literal] - proverb

adjectival noun:

• plausible (e.g. of a rumour); believable (e.g. of a story); specious (e.g. of an argument); credible (e.g. of a lie); looking very like the truth

noun / ~の noun:

• person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion - onomatopoeia
• rustling (leaves) - onomatopoeia
• feeling a chill; getting the chills - onomatopoeia

noun:

• kiss-and-ride; dropping a family member off at a station

noun / ~する noun:

• caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

noun:

• ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike ➜ チャリ

expression / noun:

• a fish on the chopping board; person in a situation where they are rendered powerless - idiom

noun:

• touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it (a breach of etiquette)