expression:

• in either case; in all cases

noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 閉月羞花【へいげつしゅうか】・羞月閉花【しゅうげつへいか】・沈魚落雁【ちんぎょらくがん】

noun:

• freedom of the sea

noun / ~する noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers ➜ 下達上通・上達

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to ➜ 垂んとす

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to side with (someone); to support (someone)

noun:

• ninth month in the lunar calendar ➜ 長月

noun:

• the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods - four character idiom

noun:

• the shoemaking industry

noun:

• eve of the anniversary of a person's death

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fall in love (for the first time); to know love
• to be compassionate

expression / adjectival noun:

• clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs

noun:

• sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; Mar. 26, 2010)

noun:

• the babyboomers; the baby boom generation - four character idiom

noun:

• on the verge of dying

noun:

• nursing in the home by visiting nurses - From English "day service"

noun:

• device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play - archaism ➜ 田楽豆腐
• turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides

godan ~す verb:

• to explain in an easy-to-understand manner

expression:

• there are no shortcuts in learning - proverb ➜ 王道

noun:

• paper treated with astringent persimmon juice

noun:

• attending foreign language study at a school near the train station (esp. used as a NOVA catchphrase)

adverb:

• as in Europe and America

noun:

• sour konbu prepared with black vinegar

expression:

• (in) each of the houses of the Japanese parliament

adverb:

• around the mouth