noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

noun:

• good family; better-class home

expression:

• according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

expression:

• rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant

intransitive verb:

• to be emaciated; to be nothing but skin and bones

noun:

• treating somebody as one's own daughter; someone who is treated as a daughter
• woman who manages geisha (Edo period) - archaism

adverb:

• within the year; before the year is out

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for ➜ 目の付け所

expression:

• the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body - proverb

noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン

expression / noun:

• (wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth - esp. 〜で、〜の、〜になり ➜ パンツ一丁・ふんどし一丁【ふんどしいっちょう】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to thoroughly burn; to burn to nothing

conjunction:

• because; the reason why is ➜ なぜかというと

noun / ~する noun:

• turn (stroke) of good fortune; one's fortune turning for the better - four character idiom

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

noun:

• living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work - four character idiom

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves
• to be more than one can handle