noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

noun:

• one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it - four character idiom

noun:

• stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot

noun / ~する noun:

• lumping similar things together and giving the group a collective name; collective name; generic term ➜ 総称

noun:

• chaser; pursuer
• chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock at the gate
• to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

expression:

• not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

expression:

• unable to find adequate words (e.g. to express feelings); being at a loss for words

noun:

• immaculate conception; virgin birth; tradition that Jesus was born to Mary although she was a virgin ➜ 処女受胎【しょじょじゅたい】

noun:

• tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

noun / ~の noun:

• made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone); made using lithic reduction ➜ 打製石器

noun:

• closing mid-way
• taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping

noun:

• duff (golf); sclaff; hitting the ground behind the ball during a stroke - Sports term
• duff (e.g. plum) - Food term

noun:

• ring boy; young boy who serves as ring bearer at a wedding

adverb:

• about; roughly; approximately ➜ おおよそ
• generally; on the whole; as a rule
• completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

• outline; gist

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun:

• tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

noun:

• benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise) ［さいほう］ - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 西方浄土
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo) ［にしがた］ - Martial Arts term

noun / ~する noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc. - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 結婚活動

noun:

• testing, testing; testing a microphone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to repaint; to paint again
• to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit