conjunction:

• because; the reason is; if you want to know why

expression:

• expression used when the speaker is trying to recall some information

noun:

• people between whom there is tension - From English "tension people"

noun:

• cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil Antonym: 性善説

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

noun:

• the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance - four character idiom

adverb:

• strange to say; strangely enough; it is a wonder that

noun:

• place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival ➜ 御旅所

noun:

• internal clock that is always correct - From English "just clock"

expression / adjective:

• it cannot be helped; there is no other way

noun:

• having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic - four character idiom

noun:

• person who is ignorant outside his field - four character idiom

noun:

• person with whom one is having an illicit love affair - four character idiom

noun:

• safe day (one on which conception is unlikely to occur)

noun:

• dangerous day (one on which conception is likely to occur) ➜ 安全日

noun:

• man who is popular with women

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• vacant and unthinking
• something that should be there is not

noun:

• email that is returned as undeliverable - IT term - From English "return mail"

expression:

• he that has no child knows not what love is - proverb

noun:

• torture in which the victim is whipped with arrow shafts

expression:

• opportunity only knocks once; strike while the iron is hot - proverb

noun:

• type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period) ➜ 歌垣

noun:

• late autumn that makes it seem like winter is coming

adjectival noun:

• looking like one is in a good mood

expression:

• if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming - traditional belief - obscure term - proverb