noun:

• expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime ➜ 連座制

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

noun:

• catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen - Baseball term
• tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)

expression:

• a state called; a position described as; can sum up as; approximates to
• places known as; that called
• the place named

expression:

• person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger [literal] - idiom

expression:

• the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long; the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities - four character idiom

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce

noun / ~する noun:

• opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, etc.)
• opening of new hall (museum, etc.)

~の noun / noun:

• once in an emperor's reign; event that takes place only once in a sovereign's reign - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt ➜ 回転寿司

expression / noun:

• non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt ➜ 回転寿司

interjection:

• thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
• thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour) - humorous term

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce - Ryūkyū dialect ➜ 炒め煮

expression:

• things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; there are no boars larger than the mountain [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

interjection:

• you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

expression:

• Oh yeah; Of course it is so; Cheer up, that's average; It happens; It's possible; Don't worry, it happens

noun:

• approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside
• view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar

expression / noun:

• brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse)
• quickie (in a brothel); short sexual act
• just a short moment; a little while; an instant - orig. meaning

noun:

• diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study

noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame [literal] - four character idiom

expression:

• taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb

expression / noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame ➜ 閉月羞花・沈魚落雁

expression:

• c'est la vie; that's life - From French

expression:

• but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker; phrase poking fun at people describing their ideal male partner, as a postscript - humorous term