noun:

• runner-up; second (in a race)

noun:

• secondary forest; second-growth forest

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

adverb:

• extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing - onomatopoeia
• heartrending; touching the heart

expression:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for

noun:

• handing over in its present state; selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)

expression:

• the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction - four character idiom

expression:

• as usual; as is one's habit

expression / yodan ~る verb (archaic):

• be; is - polite copula - polite language ➜ ご座る

noun:

• pseudo-foreign company; company based abroad but whose main country of business is Japan - Law term ➜ 外国会社

noun:

• human research subject; person who is being studied

expression:

• good medicine tastes bitter; the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• being the runner-up; finishing second - sometimes written as "準V" - Sports term

expression:

• spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age - proverb

expression:

• having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

expression:

• each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country; when there are ministries, there is no country [literal] - proverb

expression:

• as always; the same as it always is

noun:

• samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.) - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

adjective:

• patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending ➜ 恩に着せる【おんにきせる】

noun:

• supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to the Earth

noun:

• dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet

expression:

• good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines - proverb

noun:

• something not needed; person who is in the way

expression:

• sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child - proverb