expression:

• when in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb ➜ 郷に入っては郷に従え

noun:

• thawing season; thaw; season when the ice melts

auxiliary verb:

• (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of - after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc. ➜ たり・たるや

~と adverb / adverb:

• rustling sound - onomatopoeia

noun:

• search (esp. a home search by the police) - obscure term - slang ➜ がさる

noun:

• deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)

noun:

• deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)

noun:

• nasal sound change (generation of the mora 'n', primarily from verb stems ending in 'i') - Linguistics term ➜ 促音便

noun:

• zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
• hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family) ［四手・垂］

noun:

• person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; hotpot boss [literal] - humorous term

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

temporal noun:

• on the way back
• when about to go back

noun:

• clumsy person; bungler; person with no particular talents (in performing arts); nondrinker; nonsmoker - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• act of praying or performing an incantation so that a bad dream does not come true

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) ➜ 任せる・任せる

noun / ~の noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• toot (e.g. of trumpet) - onomatopoeia
• honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep - onomatopoeia
• farting sound - onomatopoeia
• sound of something being inflated; puff; poof; phoo - onomatopoeia

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• as the sound of surging water
• vigorous; surging; welling

adverb:

• sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder - onomatopoeia

noun:

• exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict; war - colloquialism

noun:

• halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)

noun:

• small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands

noun:

• singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

noun:

• facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

expression:

• it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

noun:

• part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 上前

noun / ~する noun:

• execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service ［しっこう・しゅぎょう］

noun:

• lead monk performing various tasks in a temple - Buddhism term