noun:

• person who is ignorant outside his field - four character idiom

noun:

• second-degree relative

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

noun:

• downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated ➜ 脇【わき】

expression:

• the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net [literal] - proverb

expression:

• the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband - idiom

noun:

• white kimono in which dead person is dressed

expression / noun:

• video game in which the player is likely to die frequently - slang ➜ ゲー

noun:

• second mortgage

noun:

• meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine ➜ 血合い

expression:

• one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops [literal] - proverb

particle:

• particle used to indicate that what precedes it is an extreme example and strongly negates it ➜ どころか

expression / noun:

• the most one can do; as much as one can; as hard as possible

expression:

• there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes - proverb

expression:

• which is which; one or the other

expression:

• the pen is mightier than the sword

expression / noun:

• second law of thermodynamics - Physics term ➜ 熱力学第二法則【ねつりきがくだいにほうそく】

noun:

• doing as one is told; yes-man ➜ 言いなり【いいなり】

expression:

• and what is worse; to make matters worse

noun:

• player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

noun:

• elder second cousin

noun:

• person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic - four character idiom

expression:

• might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine - idiom

expression:

• metaphor in which the road to paradise is likened to a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed) - Buddhism term