noun / ~する noun:

• trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)

noun:

• missing a meal; losing means to make one's livelihood

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

noun:

• snack (to have with a drink); side dish

noun:

• numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

expression:

• from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

expression:

• of all things; expression used to criticize a poor decision

adverb:

• strange to say; strangely enough; it is a wonder that

noun / ~する noun:

• consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call) ➜ 往診

noun:

• bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to perform religious rites for the repose of a soul

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop in the middle of a sentence

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan) ➜ 玄関【げんかん】

noun:

• urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet - obscure term

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

godan ~す verb:

• to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

godan ~す verb:

• to shake down (e.g. nuts from a tree)

expression:

• a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil) - proverb ➜ 小人閑居して不善をなす

noun:

• many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel - four character idiom

noun:

• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context - four character idiom

noun:

• using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to open up a big lead (over one's opponent)

expression / adjective:

• not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser ➜ 往生際