~の noun / noun:

• unpromoted (piece) - Shōgi term

noun:

• limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed

expression / noun:

• pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

expression:

• no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• woman who is not traditionally beautiful yet somehow very attractive; woman with an aura of beauty - colloquialism

expression / adjective:

• not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

expression / adjective:

• to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

noun:

• fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll - Food term

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

expression:

• Unpreparedness is one's greatest enemy; He that is too secure is not safe - four character idiom

noun:

• solo comedian; standup comedian; comedian not part of a duo, trio, etc. ➜ ピン・お笑い芸人

noun:

• naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation ➜ 自然木
• natural wood

expression:

• twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight) ➜ 大禍時

noun:

• another person; other people; others ➜ 人【ひと】
• unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ［たにん］
• outsider; stranger ［たにん］

noun / ~の noun:

• amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice Antonym: 玄人【くろうと】

noun:

• respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.) ➜ 玄人【くろうと】
• unlicensed prostitute - archaism - Kyōto dialect ➜ 私娼

noun:

• safety device for the aged that calls for help if not activated periodically - From English "silver online"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to not try to fix an error but rather make it look good on the surface only

noun:

• pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money - from ボランティア and アルバイト - abbreviation

noun:

• deja vu; something already seen or experienced; feeling of having seen or experienced something at least once before - From French

expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can - incorrect variant of 訳にはいかない ➜ 訳にはいかない【わけにはいかない】

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form

noun / ~する noun:

• reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter
• scornful laughter; snicker; snigger - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• self-respect
• prudence; not acting rashly; restraining oneself
• taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

expression:

• pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand