noun:

• every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

expression / noun:

• Day of the Rat (esp. the first Day of the Rat in the New Year)
• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots - abbreviation ➜ 子の日の遊び
• pine shoot pulled out in such a manner ➜ 子の日の松

noun:

• under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down - Sumo term
• dodging; parrying (questions) ➜ 肩透かしを食わせる【かたすかしをくわせる】
• disappointment; letdown

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern - archaism

noun:

• soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)

noun:

• the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927) ➜ 紀元節・四方拝・天長節

noun / ~する noun:

• being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom

noun:

• rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

expression:

• empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada [literal] - proverb

noun:

• nasal plug
• wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place - Architecture term

noun:

• doing something together; co-owning something and using it together - archaism
• being on par with one another - archaism

noun:

• the three worms (in Taoism, worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings) ➜ 庚申待

noun:

• Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern - letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具

adverb / ~と adverb:

• dilatorily; sluggishly - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

• to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

noun / ~する noun:

• presenting; presentation

noun:

• Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern - salutation of a formal letter - honorific language

noun:

• steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period)
• administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods) ➜ 政所

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

expression:

• briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly

noun:

• everybody's friend; person who is affable to everybody - oft. used derogatively
• flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty

noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for ➜ 目の付け所

noun:

• person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper

expression:

• nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins - proverb