expression:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose ➜ 駄目元

noun:

• Cain complex (jealousy of a sibling, ultimately leading to hatred)

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

noun:

• hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

noun:

• creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

adverb:

• absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another ➜ 片っ端から

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

expression / noun:

• a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• device that plays a melody or flushing sound to mask excretion sounds ➜ 音姫

noun:

• denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task ➜ じゃんけん

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) ➜ 慣用音

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

noun / ~の noun:

• canned food; tinned food

noun:

• confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) - usu. 缶詰にする
• being stuck in a confined space - usu. 缶詰になる

noun / adjectival noun:

• luxury; extravagance

~する noun:

• to live in luxury; to indulge oneself

adjectival noun:

• lavish (use of something); abundant; copious; wasteful

noun:

• marks or dots used to emphasize text passage (emphasise)
• marks to facilitate reading of kanbun

noun:

• bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time

noun:

• kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "on" readings (prior to the advent of kana) ➜ 訓仮名【くんがな】・万葉仮名【まんようがな】

noun:

• precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 伝法灌頂・阿闍梨

noun:

• assistant; helper
• assistant (to a professor) ［じょしゅ］