noun:

• part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

expression:

• expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten - humble language ➜ お粗末

noun:

• first half of a tea ceremony (in which the charcoal is set and light food served) ➜ 後座【ござ】

expression:

• truth comes out of falsehood; many a true word is spoken in jest - proverb

noun:

• single kanji that is read twice (with different pronunciations) in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts - e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」

expression:

• having been told something so often that one is fed up with it - abbreviation - idiom - colloquialism ➜ 耳に胼胝ができる【みみにたこができる】

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)

expression / noun:

• fish in a pot about to be boiled; "person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger" [figurative]

noun:

• singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

expression / adjective:

• to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

noun:

• fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll - Food term

noun:

• person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic - four character idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to win every battle (that is fought); to be ever victorious - obscure term

noun:

• husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government - four character idiom

expression:

• love is blind; (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples [literal] - proverb

noun:

• woman purported to bring good luck to the man she is near - colloquialism

expression:

• as is usual with; in common with ➜ 御多分

expression:

• as expected; just as I thought it would; that is exactly why... - archaism

noun:

• someone whose state is slightly poorer than regular poverty ➜ ビンベスト・貧乏
• 2nd degree poverty

expression:

• good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines - proverb

expression:

• a little learning is a dangerous thing - proverb

expression:

• When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off - from 狡兎死して良狗烹らる - four character idiom ➜ 狡兎死して走狗烹らる

noun:

• insoluble azo dye that is cooled with ice during dyeing; ice color