noun:

• perceiving reality as it is; true awareness of reality - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression:

• have to (verb); must (verb) - after negative base of verb - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ ないと行けない
• is indispensable; absolutely necessary ➜ ないと行けない

expression:

• a neighbour is better than a relative living far - proverb

noun:

• curtain; hanging; bunting
• place where a curtain is hung

expression:

• it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit? - colloquialism

expression:

• to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding ➜ に取って【にとって】

expression:

• all you have to do is; just; that's all

expression:

• hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool) - obscure term ➜ 下種の後知恵

expression:

• heart is won by heart - proverb

noun:

• not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch

noun:

• the true, the good, and the beautiful

noun:

• the people; the public; the world

noun:

• Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

noun:

• Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea) ➜ 竜宮【りゅうぐう】

noun:

• losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover - Sumo term
• lame duck ➜ レームダック
• hopeless situation

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:

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

noun:

• transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another) ➜ 式年遷宮祭

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; fleeing is winning [literal] - proverb

noun:

• tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance

noun:

• dagger; dirk; knife
• threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

• muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

• be; is ［どす］ - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect ➜ おす

noun:

• grilled miso mixed with chili peppers ➜ 焼き味噌
• person who acts tough but is actually timid ➜ よわみそ

noun:

• person who is employed but has nothing to do at their company ➜ ＮＥＥＴ

noun:

• direct retribution; body and mind one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 依報

noun:

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