expression:

• a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano - proverb

expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - proverb

noun:

• one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name) ➜ 偏諱を賜う

noun:

• exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
• study of biblical interpretation

expression:

• still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope - idiom

expression:

• pull yourself together; get a grip; get a hold of yourself; come on

noun:

• on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

noun / ~する noun:

• wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword

noun:

• (Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones); "Galapagos" cell phone (Japanese brand) - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ ガラパゴス化

noun / ~する noun:

• exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry
• milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

noun / ~する noun:

• cancellation; writing off (a debt)
• indicating a long sound in kana ➜ 長音【ちょうおん】

noun:

• tug o' war; tug of war

noun:

• kyogen interlude; short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play) ➜ 本狂言

noun / ~する noun:

• abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages

noun:

• entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house) ➜ 上がり口
• start of a rise (e.g. in prices)

expression:

• neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie [literal]

noun:

• no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking

noun:

• night mooring (for a boat) ➜ 夜泊
• sleeping away for the night (esp. in a red light district)

noun:

• alternative name; alternate name
• assumed name of a customer in a brothel (for anonymity)
• stage name

noun:

• morganatic marriage (marriage of a noble and a commoner that disallows the passage of title, possessions, etc.)

noun:

• kyogen interlude; short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play) ➜ 間狂言

noun:

• tongue
• tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

noun:

• sense of language
• feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance

expression / adjective:

• flush with money; have a full purse; have a full handbag

noun:

• three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• ex-officio questioning; police questioning (of a suspicious person); a police checkup - four character idiom