adjectival noun / noun:

• dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role)
• not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth - colloquialism ➜ 力不足【ちからぶそく】

noun:

• person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates - slang
• member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members) - slang ➜ 暴走族

adverbial noun:

• just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air
• to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

noun:

• water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow
• miracle-working water
• water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

noun / expression:

• one-track mind; person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes) - humorous term - From English "very special one pattern"

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

• the other day; lately; recently; during this period
• meanwhile; in the meantime ［このかん］

adjectival noun / noun:

• hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

noun / ~する noun:

• mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong ➜ 任侠団体・男伊達

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach - four character idiom

noun:

• expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

noun / ~する noun:

• taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

noun:

• full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last - four character idiom

noun:

• novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk

noun:

• form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

expression:

• there is little to choose between the two; they're both about the same - idiom

noun:

• (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man

noun / ~する noun:

• entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court

noun:

• view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished - four character idiom

noun:

• sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term