noun:

• critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect

noun:

• private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school" - colloquialism ➜ エスカレーター学校

noun:

• var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki ➜ 鮑結び
• woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

noun:

• literary style from the Heian era onwards, often mainly in kana and written by women

noun:

• freestanding building, often in a park, used for receptions, dinners, etc. - From English "restaurant house"

noun:

• private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; escalator school [literal] - colloquialism ➜ エスカレーター校

noun:

• Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used ➜ ラマルク説

expression:

• names and natures do often agree - proverb

noun:

• type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals

expression:

• one who knows little often repeats it - proverb ➜ 馬鹿の一つ覚え

noun:

• school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers - colloquialism

expression:

• it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

expression:

• having been told something so often that one is fed up with it - abbreviation - idiom - colloquialism ➜ 耳に胼胝ができる【みみにたこができる】

noun:

• an event held on the night after the last day of some festival (school festival) often bonfire & dancing ➜ 学園祭

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to visit less often

noun:

• bath, often at ryokan, where you can reserve time for private bathing

noun:

• scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)

noun:

• Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

expression:

• it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight [literal] - proverb

noun:

• location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place

expression:

• one who knows little often repeats it - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

noun:

• river which often overflows its banks