expression:

• the world is at peace; bows in bags and swords in sheaths [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking - usu. ～の... - idiom

noun:

• solo comedian; standup comedian; comedian not part of a duo, trio, etc. ➜ ピン・お笑い芸人

noun:

• naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation ➜ 自然木
• natural wood

expression:

• twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight) ➜ 大禍時

noun:

• another person; other people; others ➜ 人【ひと】
• unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ［たにん］
• outsider; stranger ［たにん］

noun / ~の noun:

• amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice Antonym: 玄人【くろうと】

noun:

• respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.) ➜ 玄人【くろうと】
• unlicensed prostitute - archaism - Kyōto dialect ➜ 私娼

noun:

• safety device for the aged that calls for help if not activated periodically - From English "silver online"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to not try to fix an error but rather make it look good on the surface only

noun:

• pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun / ~する noun:

• adventure; venture

noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun:

• venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger; hazard; risk

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

noun:

• emphasis; stress; main point; importance
• point of a lever where force is applied

expression / noun:

• place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

noun:

• game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

noun:

• cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

noun:

• very young bride; bride (married woman) who is little more than a girl

noun:

• college student who is merely marking time to get into a better college - four character idiom

expression:

• the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat - proverb ➜ 三十六計

expression:

• we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting [literal] - proverb

noun:

• country bumpkin - archaism - derogatory term
• John Doe; used to refer to someone whose name is unknown

noun:

• loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

noun:

• love that is motivated by job-hunting; using sex to get a job - abbreviation ➜ リクルートラブ

noun:

• as-is item; fixer-upper; item suitable for restoration - From English "restore base"