noun:

• sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)

noun:

• chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste - obscure term

noun:

• eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō, and Shūei) ➜ 八家

expression / noun:

• omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of U.S. forces stationed in Japan

noun:

• kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices

noun:

• Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties

noun:

• pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles - Mahjong term

noun / ~する noun:

• ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning

~する noun:

• to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to forgive a person for their error; to forgive someone for their mistake

expression:

• to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to - sometines written 前程

expression:

• time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind) [literal]

expression:

• unable to suppress one's emotions ➜ 堪える
• unable to cope with one's responsibilities

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors

noun:

• non-return-to-zero recording; NRZ; non-return-to-reference recording - IT term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun) - after noun ➜ 先輩風を吹かす

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip - often ...と行を共に...

noun:

• first person to say something; first person to suggest something

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened

noun:

• drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving

noun:

• every single word and phrase; word by word - four character idiom