expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can - incorrect variant of 訳にはいかない ➜ 訳にはいかない【わけにはいかない】

noun:

• every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

expression / noun:

• Day of the Rat (esp. the first Day of the Rat in the New Year)
• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots - abbreviation ➜ 子の日の遊び
• pine shoot pulled out in such a manner ➜ 子の日の松

noun:

• under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down - Sumo term
• dodging; parrying (questions) ➜ 肩透かしを食わせる【かたすかしをくわせる】
• disappointment; letdown

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern - archaism

noun:

• soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)

noun:

• the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927) ➜ 紀元節・四方拝・天長節

noun / ~する noun:

• being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

noun:

• wedgie (to a girl) i.e. pulling up the underwear from the back, driving it into the vulva - vulgar

noun:

• rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

expression:

• empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada [literal] - proverb

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form

noun / ~する noun:

• reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter
• scornful laughter; snicker; snigger - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• self-respect
• prudence; not acting rashly; restraining oneself
• taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

expression / adjective:

• difficult to get into
• not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity Antonym: ノリが良い【ノリがよい】

noun:

• the three worms (in Taoism, worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings) ➜ 庚申待

adverb:

• just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now - when urging or consoling
• tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
• well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... - when hesitating to express an opinion

interjection:

• oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens! - female language

expression:

• you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese? - slang

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• recklessly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; readily; blithely; willingly; easily - onomatopoeia
• pamperingly; indulgently; carefully (not angering) - onomatopoeia

interjection:

• shoo!
• heave-ho
• hallo; hello

noun:

• Hui (people) ［ホイホイ］ ➜ 回族
• novice; beginner - archaism

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable