noun:

• resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

noun:

• something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; worry

noun / ~する noun:

• trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving one's home town; priest going out to teach

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)

noun:

• iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• missing a meal; losing means to make one's livelihood

noun:

• friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching ➜ 悪知識

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

noun:

• snack (to have with a drink); side dish

noun:

• Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948) ➜ 天皇誕生日

noun:

• adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting

expression / noun:

• something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far) - oft. as つかぬことを伺いますが

noun:

• Buddha's death
• very unlucky day (according to old almanacs) ➜ 六曜

noun:

• one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower

noun:

• underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)

noun:

• failing to report; unreported; not officially registered (e.g. spouse)

noun:

• license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.) ➜ 免許証

noun:

• fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish
• humor; humour; wit

noun:

• numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on; paying attention to
• observation; perception; taking notice of

noun / ~する noun:

• returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)

expression:

• from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

expression:

• of all things; expression used to criticize a poor decision