expression:

• one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry) - onomatopoeia
• crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly - onomatopoeia
• sound of pouring liquid - onomatopoeia - archaism
• speaking clearly - onomatopoeia - archaism

noun:

• red eboshi (headgear worn by Japanese men prior to and during the Edo period, which was ordinarily black in color) ➜ 亭主の好きな赤烏帽子
• metaphor for an odd item or having a taste for such an item

noun:

• male help; male labor; male labour ➜ 女手
• man's handwriting ➜ 女手
• kanji - archaism ➜ 女手

noun / adjectival noun:

• (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique - four character idiom

noun:

• manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

noun:

• neighboring or surrounding country; neighbouring or surrounding country

noun / ~する noun:

• installment payment or delivery; instalment payment or delivery

noun:

• mixed or compound color; mixed or compound colour

noun:

• lime or calcium fertilizer; lime or calcium fertiliser

noun:

• physical or manual labor; physical or manual labour

noun:

• specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

noun:

• standardized article or goods; standardised article or goods

noun:

• distribution or trading center; distribution or trading centre

expression:

• yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing

noun:

• all-or-none law; all-or-none-principle

noun:

• former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)

noun:

• makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• spoken language; colloquial speech
• literary style based on (modern) spoken language ➜ 文語

expression:

• complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways - four character idiom

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

noun:

• party man; party woman; member of a political party

noun:

• just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person

noun / ~の noun:

• new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

noun:

• carpet; rug; matting; carpeting
• mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on
• spread; (cloth) cover; coaster