expression:

• to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown - idiom

noun:

• skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it (a breach of etiquette)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to not try to fix an error but rather make it look good on the surface only

noun:

• calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)

adverb:

• even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is ➜ 唯でさえ

noun:

• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom ➜ 不立文字

expression:

• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; browsing
• reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

noun / ~する noun:

• reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

expression:

• also; too; not ... either; as well; even
• (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise - after the volitional or dictionary form of verb

noun / ~する noun:

• heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.

noun:

• property ward; special local public body which has its own property, etc. and bears the expenses for it ➜ 特別地方公共団体【とくべつちほうこうきょうだんたい】

noun:

• no wait state memory (memory the CPU can access without requiring wait states) - abbreviation - IT term
• instant (e.g. for display speed of text in computer games) - From English "no wait"

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a solid stance
• to put one's back in it; to exert oneself ➜ 本腰を入れる

noun:

• multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand - abbreviation ➜ 提げ重箱
• female prostitute who carried multi-tiered food boxes about and peddled foodstuffs (Meiwa and Anei eras) - archaism

expression:

• this is why; this means; it is the case that

expression:

• in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice ➜ ありのまま

expression:

• a law is a law, however undesirable it may be - from a quote from Socrates - proverb

noun:

• no-manjū; Okinawan sweet manjū with hiragana "no" written on it

expression:

• only the results matter; it's all about the results - proverb

expression:

• The consensus of opinion is that ...; It is widely agreed (admitted) that ... - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

expression / adjective:

• (so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch - idiom

expression:

• find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do) ➜ 潔しとしない