noun:

• hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over

noun / ~の noun:

• consuming food and drink in restaurant (as opposed to taking it home) - From English "eat in"

expression:

• expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten - humble language ➜ お粗末

noun:

• society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")

noun:

• petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China) ➜ 稗史

expression:

• in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

noun:

• everywhere; somewhere; approximately; that area; around there

pronoun:

• he; she; that guy - きゃつ and かやつ are masc. - colloquialism

noun:

• in the end; on top of that

expression / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• after that; afterwards; thereafter - そのご is more formal

adverb:

• and so; therefore; for that reason

noun:

• (food that meets one's) taste; treatment

noun:

• walking so that one faces oncoming traffic

noun:

• pattern resembling that of arrow feathers

noun:

• belief that human nature is fundamentally good Antonym: 性悪説

adverb / ~する noun:

• this and that; one thing or another

expression:

• the one thing that is well-remembered

expression:

• just like that; quite so; I agree

expression:

• from what (I've) seen; given that ...

adverb:

• at that (very) moment; just then

noun:

• ability that outdoes (shames) professionals

noun:

• Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism) - obscure term ➜ ボツリヌス菌

expression:

• having said that; on the other hand

conjunction:

• due to the fact that; because of

expression:

• You can say that again; Nice one