noun:

• 007 (James Bond's code in the books and films); double-oh-seven

noun / ~の noun:

• pigeon chest (Pectus carinatum, deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast
• woman with big breasts - colloquialism

noun:

• Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)
• small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi") ➜ 子の日の松

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun:

• combined liquor store and bar; combined off-license and pub (licence)
• drinking alcohol while standing in the shop

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

noun:

• having one's workplace at home; living and working at the same location (independent farmers, home workers, storekeepers, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed - four character idiom

noun:

• passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))

noun:

• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism

noun:

• the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

expression / adjective:

• having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste ➜ あくの強い
• excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic ➜ あくの強い【あくのつよい】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

expression:

• a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love) - proverb

noun:

• aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser ➜ ウケを狙う

expression:

• a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

noun:

• paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to blunder; to bungle; to fail - archaism
• to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes) - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• killing one's catch on the spot (e.g. a bird)
• killing a fish immediately to preserve its freshness

noun:

• Columbian exchange; widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds

noun:

• (person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

noun:

• ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures ➜ 引っ掛け

noun:

• labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)