noun:

• closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead - Buddhism term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify
• to summarize; to aggregate
• to bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order
• to establish; to decide

ichidan verb:

• to make; to make something what it should be; to cause to be - archaism

adverb:

• to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost
• after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply

noun:

• metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs
• cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)

noun:

• fish going downstream (to spawn)
• dead fish
• fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)

noun:

• magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

expression:

• all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit - proverb ➜ 転んでもただでは起きない

expression:

• all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit - proverb

expression:

• all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit - proverb ➜ 転んでもただでは起きない

expression:

• all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit - proverb ➜ 転んでもただでは起きない

expression:

• tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow [literal] - proverb

noun:

• anniversary that celebrates author Dazai Osamu's birthday, and incidentally, the day his body was found after he was involved in a double suicide - 太宰治

noun:

• spreading baseless information to benefit one's own position in the stock market (etc.) - From English "position talk"
• statement that is beneficial to oneself

noun:

• painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)
• characters written in a way inspired from that style

noun:

• bad bacteria (usu. intestinal bacteria that have an adverse affect on human health - E. choli, C. welchii, etc.); pathogenic bacteria; harmful bacteria

noun:

• concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

noun:

• deviation-value-oriented education; education focussed on test results; education that stresses studying and passing exams to raise one's ranking; academic cramming

expression:

• it's hard to notice one's own faults; one does not notice one's own body odour [literal] - proverb

noun / suffix:

• idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case
• funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line ➜ 漫才・突っ込み【つっこみ】
• Alzheimer's (impol)

noun:

• compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison
• as I see it; by my estimate - colloquialism

expression:

• experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught [literal]

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

noun:

• (computer) monitor - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)
• program or utility that monitors a program or activity - IT term ➜ カウンター・モニ