expression:

• deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room

noun:

• freestanding building, often in a park, used for receptions, dinners, etc. - From English "restaurant house"

noun:

• flux (substance mixed with a solid in order to lower its melting point); fusing agent

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun:

• flour made from parched rice or barley (can be mixed in hot water and drunk)

noun:

• Fuyutopia (government program to help create a winter living environment in northern Hokkaido)

noun:

• diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse

noun:

• high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

noun:

• dagger; dirk; knife
• threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

• muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

• be; is ［どす］ - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect ➜ おす

expression / noun:

• situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; Benkei's last stand [literal] - idiom

noun:

• handing over in its present state; selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)

noun:

• Yazidi; Kurdish ethno-religious community living mostly in Iraq - From Kurdish "Êzidî"

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• taking action although it may result in death; acting while being fully prepared to die

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

noun:

• party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players

expression:

• faith is best in moderation; worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise [literal] - proverb

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

noun:

• lingering patches of snow; patches of unmelted snow; snow spots

noun:

• noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess

noun:

• charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk - esp. 係 ➜ 掛かり【かかり】
• connection; linking - esp. 係り - Linguistics term ➜ 係り結び

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• in three days' time; two days after tomorrow