noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• ring; link
• open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)

noun / ~する noun:

• ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun:

• someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

expression / adverb:

• indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

expression / ~よい adjective:

• to find it easy to fall asleep; to sleep well Antonym: 寝つきが悪い ➜ 寝つき・寝つきが良い【ねつきがよい】

noun:

• visible breath (i.e. when it's cold); frosty breath; white breath

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck

auxiliary verb:

• to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

adverb:

• soon; before long; in a short time
• lacking time to ...; without time to ... - after verb

ichidan verb:

• to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

expression / ichidan verb:

• to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do - idiom

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun:

• near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ➜ 近い

suffix noun:

• nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to

adverb:

• shortly; soon

noun / ~する noun:

• being in dire distress; being hard put to it - four character idiom
• the four and eight kinds of suffering - Buddhism term ➜ 四苦・八苦

noun:

• too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate - four character idiom

expression:

• for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

noun:

• observing and reviewing the effects of a drug after it has been released onto the market

expression / adjective:

• having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; at one's wit's end

expression:

• to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned - honorific language

expression / adjective:

• to find it easy to fall asleep; to sleep well ➜ 寝つきがいい【ねつきがいい】・寝つき

noun:

• crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray
• difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement

adverb / noun:

• immediately; at once; right away; directly
• soon; before long; shortly
• easily; readily; without difficulty
• right (near); nearby; just (handy)

adjectival noun:

• honest; upright; frank; straightforward

noun:

• impudent talk; speaking without thinking; continuing talking even after one has lost an argument; (getting in) the last word; talking back; needless retort

expression / interjection / adverb:

• I see; that's right; indeed