noun:

• carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who take the initiative in relationships with men ➜ 肉食系女子【にくしょくけいじょし】

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand - unorthodox form ➜ 間が持てない

expression:

• birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• disposal; throwing away; selling off
• dealing with (a problem); measure
• punishment; penalty
• putting down (e.g. diseased animal)

noun:

• gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables - Food term - From Chinese "jiǎozi"

noun / ~する noun:

• being lost for words; becoming speechless
• jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables) ➜ 五言絶句・七言絶句

noun:

• Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth) - named after a character in Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection" - From Russian "Katyusha"
• Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - From English "one box car"

noun:

• traditional square chair with armrests and a torii-shaped back (used by the emperor, etc. during ceremonies)

noun:

• simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato pure) - Food term - From English "chicken rice"

noun:

• apostille; stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII

noun:

• recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts - four character idiom

noun:

• not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes) - four character idiom

noun:

• postcards associated with Respect-for-the-Aged Day, and sold every year starting in September - From English "heart mail"

expression:

• there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes - proverb

noun:

• rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it ➜ 舞楽

noun:

• mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China

expression:

• mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)

adjectival noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something

noun / suffix noun:

• ratio; proportion

noun:

• match; equal
• explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing) ➜ 六義
• Philippines - abbreviation ➜ 比律賓

suffix noun:

• in comparison with ... - after a noun

noun:

• binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis
• being tied down with money - colloquialism

noun:

• ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shochu) with added sugar ➜ 梅【うめ】

noun:

• cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot - four character idiom