noun:

• merits (of a case); right or wrong

noun:

• bamboo door; door or screen made of fine bamboo strips, allowing air to pass through

noun:

• xiaochi; Chinese street food consumed as a light meal or snack - Food term

noun:

• broadcast marathon; transmitting sequential episodes of a radio or television series

adjectival noun:

• selfish; with disregard for order or rules - archaism
• reckless; rash; careless - archaism
• loose; bawdy - archaism ➜ みだら
• irrational; illogical - archaism

noun:

• flower lantern; Bon festival lantern that is decorated with artificial flowers or has a floral pattern ➜ 盆灯籠

noun:

• monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks

noun:

• (a) mood; (a) smile or a frown - four character idiom

noun:

• great (literary) work; long novel or film

noun:

• uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper

adverb:

• some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once

noun:

• kakistocracy; government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens

expression:

• knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down

noun / ~する noun:

• pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent)

noun:

• (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack

noun:

• under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.) ➜ ガード

noun:

• novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

noun:

• bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine

noun:

• general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

noun:

• all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened - four character idiom

noun:

• octopus; man with a bald or shaven head

noun:

• all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 断ヤオ九

adjectival noun / noun:

• magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set