noun:

• chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament - Sumo term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler) - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances - four character idiom

noun:

• a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking - four character idiom

expression:

• not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice

noun:

• money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage ➜ 身請け

noun:

• type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

noun:

• type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight) - orig. written as 牛皮 ➜ 求肥飴

expression:

• cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

noun:

• hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)

expression:

• without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible ➜ 止むに止まれない・止むに止まれぬ

expression / adjective:

• useless; stupid; good-for-nothing ➜ 仕様が無い
• having no way to do ...

godan ~く verb:

• to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)

expression:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose ➜ 駄目元

noun:

• Cain complex (jealousy of a sibling, ultimately leading to hatred)

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse

expression / interjection:

• I'm off; see you later ➜ 行ってきます

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to go (and then come back)

noun:

• wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

noun:

• migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)

noun:

• flower circle (equiv. of gold star awarded to kids for good work at school) ➜ 二重丸

noun:

• kamikaze taxi (1960s term for taxis that fail to heed traffic regulations) - colloquialism

noun:

• hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)