noun:

• Daesh; IS; Islamic State; ISIL; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - From Arabic "da'ish"

expression:

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

noun:

• game over; the game is over

expression:

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

adverb / ~と adverb:

• lightly (floating); buoyantly - onomatopoeia
• puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle) - onomatopoeia

expression:

• many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; even dust becomes a mountain if piled together [literal] - proverb

noun:

• book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer) ➜ ブックカバー

noun:

• all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; the kites fly and the fish leap [literal] - four character idiom - obscure term
• Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely - four character idiom - obscure term
• as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities - four character idiom - obscure term

noun:

• murder case in which the victim is chopped into pieces; mutilation murder case

noun:

• work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

noun:

• green mandarin; mandarin variety that can be eaten while the skin is green

expression:

• You are quite right; Quite so; What you say is sensible enough

noun:

• (a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)

~と adverb:

• with a clink; with a flop - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia ➜ ぱったり

noun / adverbial noun:

• (with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword - four character idiom

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be determined to do or die; to never give up until one is dead

noun:

• an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north - four character idiom

noun:

• what you see is what you get; WYSIWYG - IT term

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• what is called; what they call; so-called

noun:

• kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

noun:

• three great nobles of the Restoration (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi); three statesmen who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration

adjectival noun:

• serious; earnest

noun:

• real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)

noun:

• taste; elegance; charm ［ふぜい］
• appearance; air

suffix:

• the likes of ...; lowly people such as ... ［ふぜい］ - humble language - derogatory term