noun:

• (male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols ➜ オタク

noun:

• the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat) - four character idiom

noun:

• the sun and the earth

noun:

• dialects of Japanese spoken in Western Tottori prefecture and Eastern Shimane prefecture ➜ 出雲弁

noun:

• slapping the opponent with the open hand - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rise to the highest possible rank

expression:

• end of the earth

noun:

• ninja working in the open; non-undercover ninja

noun:

• palanquin set with jewels
• money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man ➜ 玉の輿に乗る【たまのこしにのる】

noun:

• loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game

noun:

• celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction

noun:

• assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.) ➜ 朝礼【ちょうれい】

noun:

• in the heart

expression:

• to hell with; be damned - often as as 〜もへったくれもない, etc.

noun / adjectival noun / adverb:

• one's heart is filled with even deeper emotion; feeling the emotion all the more deeply - four character idiom

expression:

• in that way; like that

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 餅まき

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

noun:

• splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• tucking up the hem of one's garments ➜ 尻端折り

noun / ~する noun:

• fire in rapid succession; a volley of shots

noun / ~の noun:

• the same age ➜ 同い年

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• the old year; last year

noun:

• the hundredth year
• out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
• rare chance; unusually good fortune