noun:

• every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• sputtering; smoldering - onomatopoeia
• repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly - onomatopoeia
• mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint ［ブスブス・ぶすぶす］ - onomatopoeia

noun:

• wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand - Mahjong term

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

expression / noun:

• Day of the Rat (esp. the first Day of the Rat in the New Year)
• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots - abbreviation ➜ 子の日の遊び
• pine shoot pulled out in such a manner ➜ 子の日の松

noun:

• under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down - Sumo term
• dodging; parrying (questions) ➜ 肩透かしを食わせる【かたすかしをくわせる】
• disappointment; letdown

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern - archaism

noun:

• soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)

noun:

• the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927) ➜ 紀元節・四方拝・天長節

noun / ~する noun:

• being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

noun:

• rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

expression:

• empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air

noun:

• the three worms (in Taoism, worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings) ➜ 庚申待

noun:

• steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period)
• administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods) ➜ 政所

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to enter; to trespass
• to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to introduce
• to compare; to check
• to adjust; to pull into place

noun:

• suspicious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; ominous bird; apparition transformed into a bird ➜ 鵺

expression:

• the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the samurai first among men - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be stunned; to be surprised; one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character) [literal]

godan ~す verb:

• to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

expression / adjectival noun:

• to be as busy as a bee; like Christmas and a birthday feast rolled into one - idiom

noun:

• tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft