noun:

• the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened - Buddhism term

noun:

• piecework that can be done at home; outwork

noun:

• something that will last a lifetime (esp. high quality product) ➜ 一生もの【いっしょうもの】

noun:

• Rhododenol; skin-whitening agent that may cause vitiligo-like symptoms

noun:

• kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun:

• mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves (byproduct in the process of creating indigo dye)

godan ~く verb:

• to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it

expression / ichidan verb:

• to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time

expression / ichidan verb:

• to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence ➜ 二股をかける

expression:

• being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one) - four character idiom
• know-it-all manner

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it - four character idiom

adverb:

• please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you - humble language ➜ どうぞ
• by all means; without fail ➜ どうぞ

adverb:

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

noun:

• furikake put on rice to make it blue, which is said to act as an appetite suppressant - colloquialism ➜ ふりかけ

expression:

• talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; building Osaka Castle by talking [literal] - proverb

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

expression:

• all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too [literal] - proverb

noun:

• nest (of boxes); nesting
• concealed information
• adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner ［入れ子］
• cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock) ➜ 櫓杭