noun:

• the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning") ［序の口］
• lowest division in sumo - Sumo term

noun:

• uxoriousness; being easy on one's wife; man who is easy on his wife - humorous term ➜ サイコロジー

noun / ~する noun:

• possession (of what is required); fulfilment (of conditions); being equipped with; being endowed with

expression / ichidan verb:

• to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come - obscure term ➜ 覚悟を決める

noun:

• friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends

expression:

• our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea [literal] - proverb

expression:

• money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations [literal] - pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ - proverb - humorous term

expression:

• saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much - proverb

adjective:

• smelling burnt; smelling scorched
• smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if military action seems about to happen); war is looming
• suspicious; dubious; questionable

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ダブル立直【ダブルリーチ】

noun:

• young people subsisting on part-time work; one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work - from freelance and arbeiter - abbreviation

noun:

• the way in which something came about; origin
• structure; organization; the way something is constructed

adverb:

• just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

expression:

• A cornered rat will bite the cat; One who is cornered will fight like a devil - four character idiom

noun:

• position (where one is standing); place where one stands
• position (in society); status; role; station

particle:

• I wonder - at sentence end
• should I?; is it? - at sentence end
• I wish that; I hope that - at sentence end; with a negative

adverbial noun / noun:

• in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

expression:

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

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

noun:

• autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves ➜ 錦繍

noun:

• a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame) - four character idiom

expression:

• what did you do?
• is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

noun:

• being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake