expression:

• half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• wedgie (to a girl) i.e. pulling up the underwear from the back, driving it into the vulva - vulgar

noun:

• votive tablet depicting a math puzzle given in devotion to a shrine or temple by a wasan mathematician ➜ 和算【わさん】

noun:

• rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• parallelism; running parallel (to, with)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with ➜ 並行

noun:

• self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; discipline
• confinement to one's home; house arrest

noun / ~する noun:

• pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise ➜ 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます【ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます】

noun / ~の noun:

• nearby location; place close to one's person; area by one's hand
• you - epistolary style, sometimes also used as the name of the recipient - honorific language

noun:

• ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); "the ultimate truth of Buddhism" [figurative]; "nirvana" [figurative] - Buddhism term ➜ 五味

noun:

• watch (timepiece)

noun / ~する noun:

• watch (turn to watch or guard something); watching

noun:

• watch cap - abbreviation ➜ ワッチキャップ

noun:

• the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)

noun / ~する noun:

• the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out

noun / ~する noun:

• dependents; family members that one has to support
• encumbrances; things that tie one down

noun:

• purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service ➜ 宅配便

noun:

• amateur work (in art); work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses - four character idiom

noun:

• cap worn by masked dancer (cap covers hair and nape and reaches to the shoulders)

noun:

• offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)

noun:

• daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home

noun:

• poetic sentiment or inspiration; poetic inclination or taste; poem-composing mood; ability to appreciate poetry

noun / ~の noun:

• bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)

noun:

• guide melody (karaoke melody to help the singer hold the tune)

expression:

• a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness - four character idiom

noun:

• dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning - four character idiom

noun:

• things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes - four character idiom