expression:

• our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea [literal] - proverb

expression:

• money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations [literal] - pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ - proverb - humorous term

expression:

• saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much - proverb

adjective:

• smelling burnt; smelling scorched
• smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if military action seems about to happen); war is looming
• suspicious; dubious; questionable

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ダブル立直【ダブルリーチ】

noun / ~の noun:

• class-A; A class; A grade

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)

noun:

• viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window - usu. as 窓越しに

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox) - obscure term ➜ 宇賀神

noun:

• announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer - Buddhism term
• noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back [literal] ➜ 鴨鍋

noun:

• young people subsisting on part-time work; one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work - from freelance and arbeiter - abbreviation

noun:

• the way in which something came about; origin
• structure; organization; the way something is constructed

adverb:

• just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

expression:

• not to be able to settle down (if something is not done); must (do something)

noun:

• position (where one is standing); place where one stands
• position (in society); status; role; station

particle:

• I wonder - at sentence end
• should I?; is it? - at sentence end
• I wish that; I hope that - at sentence end; with a negative

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

noun:

• autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves ➜ 錦繍

expression:

• what did you do?
• is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

noun:

• installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

noun / ~する noun:

• jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be boiled down
• to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse - sometimes considered incorrect - colloquialism
• to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)