noun:

• (waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity - four character idiom

noun:

• double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun:

• (a house) looking deserted with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate [literal] - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• spine-chilling (hair-raising) (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost) - archaism - four character idiom

noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• giving off a foul odor; the air being heavy with an offensive smell - four character idiom

noun:

• a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking - four character idiom

noun:

• center of a noh stage

noun / ~の noun:

• Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26) ［しょうちゅう］

noun:

• money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage ➜ 身請け

noun:

• summer greeting cards containing a lottery ticket, sold every year starting in June - sometimes かもめ～る

noun:

• wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction

expression:

• cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

expression:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose ➜ 駄目元

noun:

• Cain complex (jealousy of a sibling, ultimately leading to hatred)

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)

adjective:

• insufficient; not enough; lacking Antonym: 足りる
• dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load

noun:

• bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric) ➜ 烏帽子
• creases in an eboshi hat

noun:

• crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)

noun:

• wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

noun:

• Little's disease (i.e. spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy)

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

noun:

• hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

noun:

• indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)