noun:

• volume of water kept in store

expression:

• first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese) - abbreviation ➜ ラ行変格活用

noun:

• batter in the hole

noun:

• abbreviation used in a telegram

noun:

• inauspicious time in four pillar astrology ➜ 四柱推命

expression:

• (not) in the slightest - slang ➜ ビタ一文

noun / adjectival noun:

• having many difficulties in store; grim prospects - four character idiom

noun:

• in and about a kitchen; family circumstances

noun:

• New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes
• Kansai New Year decoration (made from food) - Edo name - archaism ➜ 蓬莱飾り【ほうらいかざり】

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be in one's debt

expression:

• in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies - proverb

noun:

• cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

noun:

• sneak in

noun:

• belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter - four character idiom

noun:

• aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement ➜ 閑寂枯淡

noun:

• the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• diluting in measuring cylinder to ~ ml total - abbreviation ➜ メスフラスコ・アップ

noun:

• uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)

noun:

• harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying - From English "power harassment"

noun:

• mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc. - abbreviation ➜ 生チョコレート

noun:

• swallow in flight

noun:

• stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
• rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.

noun:

• cramp in the leg