expression / noun:

• one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances
• one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

expression / adjective:

• having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; at one's wit's end

noun:

• (contemporary) customs and behavior; the picture of people's life in the contemporary world - four character idiom

noun:

• marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family; virilocal marriage

expression:

• a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

expression:

• a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing ➜ 持つべきものは友

noun:

• old-fashioned boys' hairstyle
• Meiji period women's hairstyle
• type of dance in kabuki ［揚げ巻・揚巻］
• knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color) ［揚げ巻・揚巻］ - Sumo term
• constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam - abbreviation ➜ 揚巻貝

noun:

• purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

noun:

• rod; pole
• neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen - esp. 棹
• beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
• single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
• penis - slang

counter:

• counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

expression:

• The time has come (for, to, when...); Now is the time - four character idiom

noun:

• strong person; person putting on a brave front - after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
• bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
• checks; plaid; checked pattern - abbreviation ➜ 弁慶縞

adverb:

• completely; absolutely; totally ➜ 一向に
• (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least - in a negative sentence
• earnestly; intently; determinedly

noun:

• Jōdo Shinshū - abbreviation ➜ 一向宗

expression / adjective:

• feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation ➜ 身の置き所がない【みのおきどころがない】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; to set a sparrow net in front of the gate [literal] - idiom ➜ 門前雀羅【もんぜんじゃくら】

noun:

• within the borders of a country; domestic soil
• inland area
• Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies; interior of country; homeland - used during the WWII era
• (in Hokkaido and Okinawa) the "mainland" parts of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu)

noun:

• error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes [literal] - from the French 'un ange pass' - idiom

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me - idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead - idiom
• to grab by the tail [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind - four character idiom

noun:

• prostitution in which anal sex services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons") - play on 花びら回転 ➜ 花びら回転・ピンクサロン

expression / noun:

• the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves) - Ōsaka dialect

noun:

• a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel ➜ 鷸蚌の争い

expression / adverb:

• in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period