noun:

• practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer - From English "bottle keep"

suffix:

• (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ...; ... is out of the question; this is not an occasion for

noun:

• visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support - four character idiom

noun:

• box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

expression:

• the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite - proverb

noun:

• ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
• something strange or suspicious
• idiot; fool
• noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

noun / ~する noun:

• selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

noun:

• voting for oneself ［自選］

noun:

• keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

noun:

• the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar) - Buddhism term

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages) - abbreviation ➜ 印地打ち

noun:

• wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)

noun:

• title; subject; theme; topic
• problem (on a test); question

suffix noun / counter:

• counter for questions (on a test)

noun / ~する noun:

• attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work; reporting for work ➜ 退勤

noun:

• swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

noun:

• purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary loading of the (cargo) ship (in preparation for moving cargo around inside the ship)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come - obscure term ➜ 覚悟を決める

expression:

• condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner - proverb ➜ 罪を憎んで人を憎まず【つみをにくんでひとをにくまず】