noun:

• first day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 終鳴日

noun:

• last day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 初鳴日

adverb:

• even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is ➜ 唯でさえ

expression:

• putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born [literal] - idiom

noun:

• worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries

noun:

• straight shooter; frank person; person who tells it like it is

noun / ~する noun:

• going in order; proceeding in order; moving forward in order Antonym: 逆行
• direct motion; prograde motion - Astronomy term
• carrying out something without disobeying one's orders - archaism

expression / noun:

• match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting) [literal] - idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity - four character idiom

noun:

• drunken frenzy; drunken violence
• person who is prone to violence when drunk

noun:

• lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune

noun:

• friends who pretend to be lovers; pretend lovers - From English "camouflage friend"

noun:

• long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow

ichidan verb:

• to bury something in the ground
• to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire

noun:

• one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of general affairs) - Buddhism term ➜ 六知事

noun:

• suggestion box; comment box
• complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period) - archaism

noun:

• Self-Strengthening Movement; Westernization Movement; political reform movement in China during the late Qing dynasty

expression:

• when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked [literal]

noun / adverbial noun:

• utmost limits; to the finish; to the (bitter) end; to the hilt; down to the bedrock - four character idiom

expression:

• the clothes do not make the man; the cowl does not make the monk - proverb

expression:

• the busier you are, the better you work - proverb
• the more, the better - proverb

noun / adjectival noun:

• wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

noun:

• umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble

noun:

• showing (i.e. being visibly pregnant); someone who is visibly pregnant

noun / ~の noun:

• (definitely) gay; gay person who isn't pretending to be gay; non-fake gay - slang ➜ がち・ホモ