expression / noun:

• tragedy of the commons - Economics term ➜ 共有地の悲劇

noun / ~する noun:

• observation; looking out (into the distance)

noun / ~する noun:

• misdelivery; sending to the wrong place

noun:

• daily wages; payment by the day

~の noun / noun:

• having the qualities of a leader

noun:

• image of the Buddha entering nirvana

noun:

• image of the Buddha entering nirvana ➜ 涅槃像

noun:

• image of the recumbent Buddha ➜ 涅槃像

noun / ~する noun:

• moving into the black; becoming profitable

noun:

• gossip ➜ 口の端【くちのは】
• corner of the mouth ➜ 口の端【くちのは】

noun:

• blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

expression:

• (e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen

noun:

• sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew
• poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

noun:

• bow (and arrow)
• unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet)
• unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

noun:

• young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

expression / noun:

• too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put away one's bedding
• to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way - idiom

noun:

• World Heritage (cultural, natural, etc.); World Cultural and Natural Heritage (UNESCO)

noun:

• (large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night - From English "fire storm"

noun:

• being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court - archaism

noun:

• metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs
• cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)

noun:

• simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally representated constituency

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out
• to be performing; to be in the process of performing

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sell well; to sell out
• to be in order
• to be sociable; to be worldly and understanding