noun:

• Tokyo Metropolis; Tokyo metropolitan area

noun:

• benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression:

• in its entirety; whole ➜ 丸【まる】・儘【まま】

noun:

• woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute ➜ 商売人

expression / noun:

• being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board [literal] - idiom

noun:

• footprint of the Buddha carved in stone

noun:

• kotatsu not put away but used in spring - obscure term

noun:

• self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.) - From English "drink bar"

godan ~ぶ verb:

• to play in a group

noun / ~する noun:

• with hands in pockets; idleness

noun:

• first or solo run in a race (grand prix, horse race, etc.)

adverb:

• in detail; fully; minutely; at length

expression:

• the world in general; society; convention

noun:

• cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)

noun:

• point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping together in a huddle

noun:

• former rank in the Japanese army and navy, equiv. to private first-class, lance corporal, etc. ➜ 士長

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to crowd in; to come together

noun / ~する noun:

• bearing in mind

noun:

• renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else ➜ 相借家【あいじゃくや】
• person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself ➜ 相借家【あいじゃくや】

noun / ~する noun:

• closing of the fireplace in a Zen temple (first day of the 2nd month) ➜ 開炉

noun:

• jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)

noun / ~する noun:

• reading in turns

expression / adjective:

• in a good mood ➜ 機嫌が悪い

noun / ~する noun:

• dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life - sensitive