noun:

• sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation

expression / noun:

• withered trees and frozen rocks; "a person that is hard to approach" [figurative]

noun:

• silvering; silvered item
• person who is all style and no substance; poser

expression:

• when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy - proverb

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound ➜ モノルビ

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated a whole compound - From English "group ruby" ➜ モノルビ

noun:

• ping-pong; table tennis ［ピンポン］

interjection:

• exactly!; surely!; that's it!

noun / ~する noun:

• ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• ring; link
• open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping - idiom ➜ ツケが回って来る【ツケがまわってくる】

adverb:

• unconditionally; as a rule

suffix:

• such as; (things) like ➜ 何て
• exclamation

noun / adverb:

• as one promised

expression:

• as we know

adverb:

• generally; as a rule

expression:

• consequently; as a result

expression:

• the same as this

expression / ~よい adjective:

• had better ...; may as well ...

noun:

• fortunetelling (as an occupation)

conjunction / expression:

• as; in proportion to

noun:

• just as one wishes

noun:

• just as one wishes

noun / ~する noun:

• serving as a retainer

noun:

• rice paid as rent