noun:

• headliner
• latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed) ➜ 初座

noun:

• marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family; uxorilocal marriage ➜ 婿入

noun:

• special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

noun:

• abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things) ➜ ハード面

expression:

• the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est

expression:

• when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked [literal]

expression / adjective:

• it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

expression:

• it is better to; it is best to; there's nothing better than

expression:

• man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood - proverb

expression:

• what is it exactly?; what is it precisely

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless ➜ 下手すると

noun:

• hardship now, pleasure later; seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties; seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler) - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refined
• to become well-experienced; to mature

expression:

• people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future [literal] - proverb

expression:

• people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation
• consideration; thoughtfulness

noun:

• ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)

noun:

• palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier

noun / ~する noun:

• (endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet - idiom

noun:

• trehalose (used in foods as a sweetener, stabilizer and flavor enhancer) (stabiliser) (flavour)

noun:

• seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.

noun:

• staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)

noun:

• outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)

noun:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language; TOEFL

noun:

• thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment) - Food term