expression:

• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

expression / adjective:

• having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret Antonym: 口が堅い ➜ 口の軽い

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to temper a sword; to forge a sword

noun:

• coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt

noun:

• morning drink to get rid of a hangover ➜ むかえざけ

adjectival noun:

• a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you) - Nagoya (and surrounding areas) dialect ➜ 久しぶり【ひさしぶり】

noun:

• waterfall from a high place

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• in a clear voice - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• making a guest appearance; guest starring

noun:

• thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
• (up to) the hilt; wits' end ➜ 切羽詰まる

noun:

• (holding of) a solo recital or performance

noun / ~する noun / transitive:

• closing down a course or a program (school, etc.)

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb:

• end of a course or program (school, etc.)

~と adverb:

• with a clang or a clink; tinkle - onomatopoeia

noun:

• the spoken words of the emperor or a noble - honorific language

noun:

• child orphaned from a traffic accident

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo) ➜ 胸を貸す

noun / ~する noun:

• fitting-out of a ship; rigging; ship's outfit

expression:

• through a matchmaker

noun:

• name of a school

expression:

• in a little while; in a bit

particle:

• a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun

noun:

• neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient - four character idiom

noun:

• shooting from a standing position

noun:

• tutor to a daimyo, etc.
• tutor to the emperor or crown prince (Meiji period)