noun:

• having a weakness for fine clothes

noun:

• unparalleled in the whole country - four character idiom

noun:

• dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)

expression:

• in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen - four character idiom

noun:

• game in which people sit in a circle taking turns to imitate the previous person's humorous facial expression or gesture

noun:

• old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)

noun:

• eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room - short for dining room, kitchen - abbreviation ➜ ダイニングキッチン
• dropkick (rugby) - abbreviation - Sports term ➜ ドロップキック

noun:

• (historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge

expression / noun:

• housing for the elderly with home-care services provided

noun:

• the four kinds of demons that make trouble for sentient beings - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩魔・陰魔・死魔・天魔

noun:

• (Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics

noun / ~する noun:

• crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony - archaism ➜ 元服【げんぶく】・初冠【ういこうぶり】

noun:

• person in charge of crowning the boy at a coming-of-age ceremony - archaism

noun:

• mochi made in winter

noun:

• registered mail for the purpose of sending money

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• agitating other players in a multiplayer or online game by rapidly moving one's avatar left and right - abbr. of シャア専用ゲルググのダンス - slang

noun:

• (small) box to keep valuables, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• selling in quantity

noun:

• paper weight in grams per square metre

expression:

• only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttons - idiom

noun:

• just-in-time inventory management; JIT

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

noun / ~する noun:

• sending in secret

noun:

• stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus ➜ 地謡座

noun:

• long, thin-bladed knife used for sashimi preparation