noun:

• something cold (esp. a body)
• something used to cool one's stomach

noun:

• hairstyle for men and women from early Edo era to the Genroku era

noun:

• holiday granted to servants on the 16th of the first and seventh months - archaism

expression:

• blood libel; false accusation that Jews (or other minorities) murder children to obtain their blood

noun:

• multiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks
• passing something from chopstick to chopstick

expression:

• you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance - pun on そうは行かぬ - humorous term

expression:

• it can't be helped; there's nothing to do about it - From Chinese "méi fǎzi" ➜ しかたがない

expression:

• come!; imperative form of the verb "kuru" ("to come"), expressing a command or strong request ➜ 来る【くる】

noun:

• persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story ➜ 泣き落とす

noun:

• (belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)

~の noun / noun:

• full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)

expression:

• owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour

noun:

• gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year

noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year ➜ 寺納豆

noun:

• natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year ➜ 寺納豆

noun:

• chained library; library where the books are attached to their bookcase with a chain

expression / noun:

• things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

noun:

• pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

noun / ~する noun:

• being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

noun:

• (architectural) perspective drawing; perspective view - abbreviation
• perspective - abbreviation ➜ パースペクティブ
• purse; handbag

~する noun:

• to parse

~の noun / noun:

• life-size; life-sized
• true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

~の noun / noun:

• left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left

~の noun / noun:

• right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right