noun / ~する noun:

• exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• separation of worship; movement of an enshrined deity to another shrine

expression:

• Have it your way; To hell with you!; Get rooted!; Bugger you!

noun:

• particle that attaches to a phrase and acts on the whole phrase - e.g. the の of のです ➜ のです

noun / adjectival noun:

• to the satisfaction of all parties; all sides being happy and satisfied - four character idiom

noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear ➜ 臨機応変

expression / adjective:

• trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal ➜ 大した事ない

noun:

• rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

noun:

• Isshi (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)

noun:

• Kusshi (lake monster said to be living in Hokkaido's Lake Kussharo)

noun:

• dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba) - obscure term ➜ 当帰

noun:

• Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible) - obscure term ➜ コリント人への手紙

noun:

• Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)

noun:

• Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)

noun:

• lick
• tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster - archaism

noun:

• book of stamps (each confirming donation to a temple on a pilgrimage)

noun:

• driving school qualifying test (can lead to waiver of a formal test)

expression:

• it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

noun:

• substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues); priority substance

interjection:

• Listen! (used to get someone's attention) - colloquialism

expression:

• You see ...; Mind you ...; Remember ... - colloquialism

noun:

• ambrosia (drink conferring immortality)
• drink used as an offering (to the gods)

noun:

• period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform ➜ 大化の改新

noun:

• clouds appearing before the wind starts to blow
• winds and clouds - esp. かぜくも ➜ 風雲【ふううん】