expression:

• might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong - proverb

noun:

• yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
• grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow) - obsolete term
• failing to win a single hand during a half-game - Mahjong term

expression:

• (from rakugo) that's all from me, and now the next speaker ...; expression used to hand over to the next speaker

noun:

• something-something; yada yada; so-and-so ➜ うんたら

expression:

• East is East, and West is West - proverb

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
• someone's ability to play the shamisen

noun:

• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) ➜ 茶筅

noun:

• blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

expression:

• (e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen

noun:

• sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew
• poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

noun:

• screw
• key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

noun:

• person who resorts to petty tricks; a person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cast a shadow; to appear
• to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

noun:

• summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month) - Buddhism term

expression:

• would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

noun:

• square style of handwriting; printed style of handwriting; block style; standard style ➜ 楷書体

noun:

• seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea ➜ 山の幸

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to think too much of; to make too much of

noun:

• top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition - four character idiom

noun:

• salted entrails of a sea cucumber; salted entrails of a trepang ➜ 海鼠【こ】

noun:

• seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea ➜ 山幸

expression:

• the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

noun:

• first wind of the season (esp. the first wind of autumn) - archaism

noun:

• the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece ➜ 七賢