noun:

• zentai; skin-tight suit that covers the entire body - short for 全身タイツ - abbreviation

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

noun:

• arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired) ➜ 甲矢

noun:

• any of a number of lists of three enlightened men, including (but not limited to): Buddha, Confucius and Christ
• Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha
• Fu Xi, King Wen and Confucius
• Yao, Shun and Yu
• Yu, the Duke of Zhou, Confucius

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale ➜ 型に嵌める【かたにはめる】

noun / ~する noun:

• comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to enjoy the trust and confidence of

ichidan verb:

• to blow and gather together (by the wind) - obscure term

noun:

• water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

noun:

• the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to panic (from the flu panics of late 2000's and early 2010's); to act frantically; to act bizarrely - slang ➜ タミフル

noun / ~する noun:

• cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey (so-called because traditional pipes had metal only in two short segments at the ends) ➜ 煙管乗り

noun:

• new straw; straw from the current year
• rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away

adjectival noun / noun:

• dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role)
• not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth - colloquialism ➜ 力不足【ちからぶそく】

noun:

• way

suffix:

• person

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time - idiom ➜ 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

expression:

• inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony (name derived the Akutagawa Ryūnosuke story "In A Grove")

noun:

• arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired) ➜ 乙矢

noun:

• men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

noun:

• beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

noun:

• manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period) - honorific language ➜ 用人

noun:

• roofed path (lacking walls) connecting the main residence and the side houses (in traditional palatial architecture) ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造り