noun:

• merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice

expression / adverb:

• incorrigibly; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences ➜ 性懲りもない【しょうこりもない】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to shut oneself up in one's study

noun:

• find odd moments of leisure in one's busy life

expression / adverb:

• to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately

expression:

• it cannot be helped - in the form 〜をいかんせん

noun:

• period of time in which to recharge one's batteries

noun:

• heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights

noun:

• (season's) record holder in (for) the most strike-outs

noun:

• lending rights (for copyrighted works under Japan's copyright law)

noun:

• callus on one's middle finger (from writing)

noun:

• Aesop's Fables (published initially by the Jesuits in 1593)

noun:

• Unryu style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony - Sumo term

noun:

• wrestler's belt used in a bout - Sumo term

noun:

• (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand - four character idiom

noun:

• one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand - four character idiom

noun:

• (being granted) the privileges of one's former (official) post - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists - From English "wrist cut"

expression / ichidan verb:

• to open up a big lead (over one's opponent)

noun:

• Japan's naval ensign; Japanese flag used on military ships

expression:

• Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Mycobacterium leprae; the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)

expression:

• there's but a fine line between genius and insanity - proverb