noun:

• serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern

noun / adjectival noun:

• in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush - Kansai dialect

~と adverb:

• with a snap; with a click (beep) - onomatopoeia ➜ ポチっ
• shortly; briefly; small - onomatopoeia ➜ プチ

expression:

• a law is a law, however undesirable it may be - from a quote from Socrates - proverb

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a click; with a snap - onomatopoeia

noun:

• ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.) - abbreviation

expression:

• without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

noun:

• sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb) - Food term

noun:

• minutes of a pre-trial hearing; records of a preliminary examination

noun:

• anticipation of a fall (in prices); prediction of a price drop

noun / ~する noun:

• giving a cold look; icy stare; taking a cold-hearted attitude

noun:

• public prosecutor's record of a statement given before a prosecutor - from 検察官面前調書 - abbreviation

noun:

• drawing of a character in a standing pose (in video games)

expression / noun:

• having a happy and harmonious relationship (of a husband and wife) - idiom

noun:

• traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)

adjective:

• terrible; dreadful - colloquialism ➜ 凄い
• amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific - colloquialism ➜ 凄い
• to a great extent; vast (in numbers) - colloquialism ➜ 凄い

noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength
• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth ➜ 汁の餅
• mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday

adjective:

• unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible

expression:

• absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit - colloquialism
• don't mention it; you're welcome

expression / adjective:

• not to be able to keep one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; not to be able to maintain one's fortune

noun / ~する noun:

• arranging in a line; standing in a row

noun / ~の noun:

• parallel (electronics, computing, etc.) ➜ 並列回路【へいれつかいろ】・直列【ちょくれつ】

expression / ~の noun:

• as a child; when one was a child; childhood

adverb:

• after a long time; for the first time in a while

noun / ~する noun:

• acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action Antonym: 別行動【べつこうどう】

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a state of intense concentration - Buddhism term ➜ 出定
• death (of a high monk, etc.)

noun:

• legend over a picture; inscription (legend, writing) on a painting