expression:

• moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat - proverb

noun:

• Eviota abax (species of pygmy goby ranging from Southern Japan to Hainan Is.)

noun:

• person who is satisfied with his or her real (offline) life - from リアル+充実 - slang ➜ リアル・充実

noun:

• adult striped mullet ➜ 鯔【ぼら】

adverb:

• in the end; after all is said and done - abbreviation ➜ とどのつまり

expression:

• it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables) ➜ 茹で上がる【ゆであがる】

noun:

• Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); IS; ISIL

expression:

• following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right - from the Analects of Confucius - proverb

expression / noun:

• video game in which the player is likely to die frequently - slang ➜ ゲー

expression:

• content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold - proverb ➜ 足るを知る

expression:

• nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up [literal] - proverb

expression:

• you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre [literal] - proverb

noun:

• body
• oneself
• one's place; one's position
• main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

noun:

• being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place - four character idiom

noun:

• quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable) - Linguistics term ➜ 同義語

noun:

• quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable) - Linguistics term

noun:

• hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)

expression / noun:

• coming to nothing ➜ 水泡
• bubble on the surface of water
• something that is short-lived

noun:

• rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

noun:

• Ginkgoaceae; family of flowering plants whose only extant member is the ginkgo ➜ 銀杏【いちょう】

noun:

• requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)

noun:

• simple meal eaten before tea is served ➜ 茶懐石
• sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)

noun:

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

expression:

• on such good terms as to know what each other is thinking - apparently from 通過の仲 - idiom