noun:

• short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull

noun:

• apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant

noun:

• a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious - four character idiom

noun:

• heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit

noun:

• bare noh chanting; vocal-only noh theater performance, with no dancing or instruments; unaccompanied utai ➜ 謡【うたい】

noun:

• pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

noun:

• daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly; the four cardinal behaviors - walking, standing, sitting and lying [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• appropriate word; apt word or expression; mot juste

noun:

• alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

noun:

• locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem - colloquialism - sensitive

noun:

• stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

noun:

• characteristic value; physical or chemical properties; figure of merit

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this; this and that

noun:

• tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool

expression:

• almost never; few and far between; little or nothing; hardly any; hardly anything at all; very little

noun / ~の noun:

• preferential treatment; special favour or benefit; special favor or benefit

noun:

• today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two - four character idiom

noun:

• serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow

noun:

• being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart - four character idiom

noun:

• var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs

noun / expression:

• something; something or other; something something - colloquialism

noun:

• outer material of a garment; shell of a jacket or coat; garment minus the lining ➜ 裏地