noun:

• flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)

expression:

• necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb

expression:

• discouraged person; (like a) sheep being led to a slaughterhouse

noun:

• clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

noun / ~の noun:

• (person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy

noun:

• shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression / adjective:

• there is no need to ...
• never happens; there is never a time when

noun:

• (a) life; (a) command

noun:

• a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation - four character idiom

noun:

• imminent danger; like a carp stuck in a puddle on the road [literal]

expression:

• it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it [literal] - proverb

noun:

• egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• long operating life; long service life; long life

adverb:

• all; altogether; entirely; completely - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• exactly like; just like - onomatopoeia

suffix:

• -like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament

prefix noun:

• arthero-; atheromatous - Medicine term

~の noun / adverb:

• gruel-like; porridge-like

noun:

• thick illustrated publication on a single topic printed to look like a magazine - from "magazine" and "book" - From English "mook"

particle:

• a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun

adverb / expression:

• like water; like it grows on trees - as in 'spend money like water' ➜ 湯水

noun:

• muteness; speech impairment
• mute; deaf-mute ［おし・おうし］ - sensitive

noun:

• wretched life; life of misery ➜ 憂き身をやつす【うきみをやつす】

noun:

• plan for one's life; life planning

noun / suffix noun:

• life; living; livelihood; life circumstances - usu. ぐらし as a suffix