expression:

• if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged ➜ 暇【ひま】

noun:

• imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
• patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

noun:

• hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

noun / ~の noun:

• pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)

noun:

• small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric

expression:

• if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret - from a quote by Confucius - proverb

noun:

• know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

expression:

• a law is a law, however undesirable it may be - from a quote from Socrates - proverb

noun:

• day on which a museum, etc. is regularly closed; closed day

expression:

• without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of

noun:

• straight shooter; frank person; person who tells it like it is

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

adjectival noun:

• honest; respectable

noun:

• respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)
• person in a respectable occupation

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

~の noun:

• (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

adjectival noun / noun:

• too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity - four character idiom

noun:

• drunken frenzy; drunken violence
• person who is prone to violence when drunk

expression:

• failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success - proverb

expression:

• it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it - proverb

expression:

• child one is expecting; child in one's womb

expression:

• neither is great; both are bad; both are to blame

pronoun:

• there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where ➜ どこ・ここ・そこ

noun:

• genitals; private parts ［あそこ・あすこ・アソコ］ - colloquialism
• that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point ➜ あれほど

adverb:

• anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth
• through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
• persistently; stubbornly
• in all respects; on every point
• thoroughly; exhaustively

noun:

• sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo - Sumo term

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• one cup after another; cup by cup - four character idiom
• to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even - usually written using kana alone

expression / ichidan verb:

• to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner) - Sumo term
• to declare someone the winner (of a competition)