expression / noun:

• withered trees and frozen rocks; "a person that is hard to approach" [figurative]

noun:

• obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body

noun:

• Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)

expression:

• things that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso [literal] - idiom

noun:

• business that exploits its employees (e.g. unpaid overtime, etc.)

noun:

• desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn

noun:

• mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

expression:

• idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances - Buddhism term ➜ 四法印【しほういん】

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back

noun:

• merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period ➜ 文化文政時代

noun:

• quiet PC; personal computer that makes little to no noise

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye

expression / noun:

• a blink of time; the time it takes to say "Ah!" [literal] ➜ あっと言う間に

noun:

• complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective; overview

expression:

• no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

expression / ichidan verb:

• to call dibs; to establish a claim; to spit on something (thus preventing others from taking it) [literal] - idiom

expression:

• no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook ➜ 何としても

expression:

• what would (you) do?; what to do about it

expression:

• nothing new; same as always; nothing new about it

expression:

• there, there; kiss it better; pain, pain, fly away [literal] - said to comfort a child in pain

noun / ~する noun:

• reading in a monotone
• reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

expression:

• It's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody - idiom

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

expression:

• (particularly) when ... (often in phrases like "the bus just has to be on-time when we are late"); (only) for ...; if we are restricting the discussion to...; in the particular case of