expression:

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

expression:

• being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something ➜ 耳の早い

noun:

• cotyledon; seed leaf (i.e. the first leaves to emerge when a seed sprouts)

noun:

• opening words; opening sentence
• transcription (e.g. voice to text); transcript

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun:

• arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle ➜ 嚆矢

noun:

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

noun:

• buying for immediate requirements; buying just enough to fulfil one's needs; spot purchasing - Business term

noun / ~する noun:

• presenting a hand-copied sutra to a temple (or money, etc. in its place) ➜ 写経

noun / ~する noun:

• stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time

noun:

• head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates - four character idiom

noun:

• a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away - four character idiom

noun:

• according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough - four character idiom

noun:

• campaign to prevent a public construction work by acquiring a minuscule tract of land - four character idiom

noun:

• having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent ➜ 納得

noun:

• flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books

noun:

• catalogue with the entire works of one artist (used to check authenticity); catalogue raisonne - From French

noun / ~する noun:

• resultative (refers to a conjunction where what follows is a result of the preceding)

expression:

• fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakes [literal] - sensitive - proverb

noun:

• Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area

noun:

• game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"

noun:

• looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top - slang ➜ キレる

expression:

• in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand