noun:

• denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird [literal] - four character idiom

expression:

• This world is uncertain (cruel) like a burning house - four character idiom

adjectival noun:

• looking like one is in a good mood

expression:

• (one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening ➜ 別状

expression:

• honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life [literal]; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences - proverb ➜ フグ

expression:

• just as it is reassuring to have a companion when traveling, it is important for us to care for each other as we pass through this life

expression:

• one should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin - obscure term

noun:

• bad dream; inauspicious dream

noun:

• dream journal; dream diary

expression:

• there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile - proverb

expression:

• A cornered rat will bite the cat; One who is cornered will fight like a devil - four character idiom

adjectival noun:

• a priori - From Latin

expression:

• a tempo - Music term - From Italian

noun:

• a capriccio - Music term - From Italian ➜ カプリッチオ

expression:

• seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words - proverb

adjective:

• patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending ➜ 恩に着せる【おんにきせる】

noun:

• cosmic bowling; bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights

noun:

• a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life - four character idiom

prefix:

• sub-
• -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite

noun:

• a la mode - From French

expression:

• two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two - proverb

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

~の noun:

• (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

expression:

• faith is mysterious; through faith, even something trivial (like a pilchard's head) seems valuable - proverb

noun:

• large flat wooden plank shaped like a fish, struck like a gong at temple to indicate time of day - Buddhism term

noun:

• a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work - Music term - From Italian