noun:

• person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea

noun:

• dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention - slang

noun:

• candidates (in an election) who have won or are projected to be elected - from 当選及び当選確実

noun:

• man who causes the weather to become sunny when he gets out ➜ 雨男

noun:

• woman who causes the weather to become sunny when she goes out ➜ 雨女

noun:

• person who does not contribute anything to society; poop-producing machine [literal] - slang - derogatory term - humorous term

expression:

• good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile - from Chinese 打開笑門福自來 - four character idiom ➜ 笑う門には福来る

expression:

• (good fortune and happiness will come to) the home of those who smile - on New Year's decorations hung over the front door - abbreviation ➜ 笑門来福

expression:

• good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile - from Chinese 打開笑門福自來 - four character idiom ➜ 笑う門には福来る

noun:

• land given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• on timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device on at a certain time) ➜ 切タイマー

noun:

• type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim
• cut caused by whirlwind

noun:

• on-off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device on and off at specified times)

noun:

• deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension

noun:

• friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities)

noun:

• playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task ➜ じゃんけん

noun:

• god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country - archaism

noun:

• bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink (named after the robber Goemon Ishikawa, who was boiled to death in one)

noun:

• someone unable to fulfil their shopping needs (esp. in areas of depopulation or due to lack of transport); people who have been cut off from the retail sector; shopping refugee [literal]

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you

~よい adjective:

• good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable - also written 良い ➜ 良い【よい】
• sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared ➜ 良い【よい】
• profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ➜ 良い【よい】
• OK ➜ 良い【よい】

noun:

• killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness - Buddhism term

noun:

• crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

noun:

• person who is employed but has nothing to do at their company ➜ ＮＥＥＴ