expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

expression:

• after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

noun:

• open reel; reel-to-reel

noun / ~する noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers ➜ 下達上通・上達

noun:

• head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest ➜ 真っ向【まっこう】

noun:

• muzzle; snout
• muzzle (firearm)
• muzzle (device to prevent biting)

noun:

• tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog
• sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face

noun:

• sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods ➜ 神酒
• sake - humorous term

noun:

• mouth-to-mouth feeding
• conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition

noun:

• good action lead to good rewards; one good turn deserves another - four character idiom

noun:

• popular music; common people's music (as opposed to court music) Antonym: 雅楽

expression:

• being inferior to; being no match for Antonym: 如く【しく】 ➜ 百聞は一見に如かず
• being best ➜ 三十六計逃げるに如かず

expression / godan ~す verb:

• eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam - usu. 目を輝かせる, etc.

noun:

• (insect) pest; insect carrying disease germs; insect causing damage to crops

expression:

• in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to) ➜ 備える【そなえる】

expression:

• as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction ➜ 思い通り

expression / noun:

• room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room

interjection:

• go; go go; get to it; up and at 'em

noun:

• carapace; shell
• 1st in rank; grade A
• instep; back of hand
• the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents) ➜ 乙【おつ】

expression:

• speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear [literal] - proverb

~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• side; edge; beside; besides; nearby ➜ 傍らに

adverbial noun:

• while (doing); in addition to; at the same time - usually written using kana alone

~する noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging - onomatopoeia
• strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering - onomatopoeia
• idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly - onomatopoeia
• persisting (of an illness) - onomatopoeia

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick
• vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

noun:

• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, i.e. the Dorian mode) ➜ 呂旋

noun / suffix:

• including; inclusive of ［こみ］

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go) - usu. コミ - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ コミ出し【コミだし】