noun:

• three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing) ➜ 落ち【おち】

noun:

• second accession of the same emperor

noun:

• prostitute of the second rank (below the taiyu) (Edo period) ➜ 太夫

expression:

• Honesty is the best policy; Honesty pays - idiom

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

noun:

• woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale - four character idiom ➜ 傾国傾城

expression:

• playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out [literal] - idiom ➜ 洗濯

noun:

• second run

noun:

• man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; omnivore [literal]

expression:

• is there anything else?

noun:

• newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo - Sumo term

expression:

• wood half-burned is easily kindled - proverb

expression:

• the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off - proverb

noun:

• five most important temples of a region - obscure term

noun:

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed - Mahjong term ➜ 単騎待ち【たんきまち】

noun / ~する noun:

• disconnecting from an online game because one is losing - slang

expression:

• following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right - from the Analects of Confucius - proverb

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 三十三回忌

noun:

• second place

expression:

• whether it is true or not

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• someone whose state is slightly poorer than regular poverty ➜ ビンベスト・貧乏
• 2nd degree poverty

noun:

• second year at high school; second-year high-school student ➜ 高校

expression / adverb:

• after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

noun:

• cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced ➜ 金太郎・金太郎

adjectival noun:

• inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies