noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• cap cloud (cloud shaped like an Asian bamboo hat that forms at the peak of a tall mountain)

noun:

• object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life - Buddhism term

noun:

• red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit) - Mahjong term ➜ ドラ

noun:

• three mountains
• three shrines (of Kumano)
• three kingdoms (of 14th- and 15th-century Okinawa)

noun:

• side-foot (e.g. in soccer); kick with the side of the foot - From English "sidekick"
• side kick (e.g. in martial arts)
• sidekick; companion

noun:

• pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out
• forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators)
• overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.) ➜ 気を利かせる
• to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings) ➜ 気を利かせる

adverb:

• anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth
• through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
• persistently; stubbornly
• in all respects; on every point
• thoroughly; exhaustively

noun:

• Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266) ➜ 三国【さんごく】
• Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

expression / godan ~る verb:

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

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be wide-eyed (in surprise); to open one's eyes wide (in wonder); to be amazed (at, by)

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いきじめ］ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いきしめ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いきしめ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage - idiom ➜ 災い転じて福となす【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】

noun:

• the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

adjectival noun / noun / suffix noun:

• method; manner; way; style
• appearance; air
• tendency
• folk song (genre of the Shi Jing) ➜ 六義
• wind (one of the five elements) ➜ 五大

noun:

• (at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

expression / noun:

• in one's imagination

noun:

• one's son-in-law

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to drink in one gulp

noun / ~する noun:

• collection in one volume

noun:

• calculating in one's head

noun:

• money in one's possession