expression:

• a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold) - four character idiom

expression:

• a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold - proverb ➜ 春宵一刻

noun:

• middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)

expression:

• it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; better small takings than a large win [literal]

noun:

• scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica) ➜ 実葛【さねかずら】
• white sash tied around the head, with ends hanging down and tucked into belt, worn in kyogen to indicate a female character being played by a man

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to shake off; to shake free from
• to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing
• to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
• to reject (request); to ignore

expression:

• bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness - four character idiom
• strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)

noun:

• Imperial surname; title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house ➜ 宮家【みやけ】

noun:

• someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

noun:

• isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated

noun:

• using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period) ➜ 百面相
• simple paper mask ➜ 目鬘

noun:

• pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms ➜ 日本国憲法

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false

expression / noun:

• mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)

expression:

• up through; up until; down to - as ～に至るまで
• from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ... - as ～から～に至るまで

adverb:

• very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly

adjectival noun:

• extreme; excessive; great many; large number of
• splended; impressive; tremendous; immense
• exaggerated

godan ~る verb:

• to draw a tile from the wall - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸
• to win on a self-drawn tile - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸

expression / ichidan verb:

• to ensconce oneself (e.g. in a chair); to settle oneself down; to plant oneself

noun:

• biting midge; no-see-um (any insect of family Ceratopogonidae)

noun / ~する noun:

• experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation

noun:

• mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)

expression:

• being ready to drink sake by the keg; drinking like a fish

noun / ~する noun:

• resignation (from a position)