noun:

• vegetables pickled in sake lees

godan ~す verb:

• to rearrange; to resequence

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to place in a row; to line up
• to list; to enumerate
• to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

noun:

• abyss

expression / ~の noun:

• distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to

expression:

• but; except; without; but for - usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form

expression:

• to endure what is unendurable is true endurance - proverb

ichidan verb:

• to make become; to let become - archaism ➜ 成る・しめる

noun:

• running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make (someone) learn

noun:

• tamer

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make even; to make smooth; to make level
• to average

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand in a line; to stand in a row
• to be equal

expression:

• in comparison

noun:

• Nara period (710-794) ➜ 奈良時代【ならじだい】
• imperial court during Nara period

noun:

• ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum; thug

expression:

• habit is a second nature - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• sort; sorting - IT term

expression:

• it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

noun:

• ingrained habit; second nature

noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

noun:

• average; leveling; levelling

expression:

• experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught [literal]