expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】

noun:

• national holiday that has been moved to a Monday (e.g. Coming-of-Age Day) - From English "happy Monday" ➜ 成人の日

noun:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々

expression:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose ➜ 駄目元

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

noun:

• someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer - IT term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be stripped of all one has ➜ 身ぐるみ

noun:

• adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made; postrecording; postsynchronization; postsynchronisation; postlooping; dubbing - From English "after recording"

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

noun:

• where one has gone to; place where one has gone

expression / noun:

• person who has lost something they used to rely on; a monkey fallen from the tree [literal] - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• university graduate who has failed to find a high-paying job

noun:

• someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off

noun:

• adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made; postrecording; postsynchronization; postsynchronisation; postlooping; dubbing - abbreviation - From English "after recording" ➜ アフターレコーディング

noun:

• child who has returned to his or her country; returnee

noun:

• dragon which has already ascended to the heavens

noun:

• sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others ➜ 御裾分け

noun:

• use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)

expression / noun:

• what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

noun:

• Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge ➜ 妻入り

expression:

• to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life - idiom

noun:

• dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)