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掛
to make light of; to hold lightly
to overwhelm (e.g. opponent)
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer)
Usu. as 〜の口が掛かる
to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
Proverb
appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover
Idiomatic expression
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to twist a thread
Idiomatic expression; Abbreviation
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
Idiomatic expression
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance)
Usu. 〜にする
stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)
table cloth
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; doing up one's buttons wrongly
to talk; to call; to invite
to call a geisha or prostitute over
