noun:

• making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job - From English "point make"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

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:

• what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

adverbial noun / noun:

• in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

noun:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take to task; to take it out on

conjunction:

• for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
• because of; as a result of

noun:

• peacherine; hybrid of a peach and a nectarine; cross between a peach and a nectarine

expression:

• when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel - proverb

expression:

• all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; a hundred harms and not a single gain [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money - idiom ➜ 他人のふんどしで相撲を取る【たにんのふんどしですもうをとる】

expression:

• A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman - four character idiom

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control

noun:

• flower arrangement in a built-up style
• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt ［もりばな］ ➜ 盛り塩
• seasonal peak of flowers ［せいか］

noun / ~の noun:

• bargaining; negotiation
• turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.)
• sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine - idiom

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

expression:

• you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake - proverb

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

noun:

• the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details - four character idiom ➜ 一点一画もおろそかにしない

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour

expression:

• you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; steal a pig and give the feet for alms [literal] - proverb