expression:

• nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may ➜ 其れでも【それでも】

noun:

• short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during Heian period)
• padded silk garment

noun:

• portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)

noun:

• elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy - four character idiom

expression:

• bearing no comparison with; not to be mentioned in the same breath as

noun:

• 33 sacred places in the Kanto Region (which was previously known as Bandou) ➜ 三十三所

noun:

• hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)

noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

noun:

• klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

noun:

• full house (esp. in card games such as poker)

noun:

• alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

noun:

• not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road

noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

expression:

• the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down - idiom

expression:

• all that one has; all that there is; the whole ➜ 有りったけ

noun:

• safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma

noun:

• marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family; virilocal marriage

noun:

• cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced ➜ 金太郎・金太郎

adjectival noun:

• inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies

noun / ~する noun:

• leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship

noun:

• chairman; presenter; host; moderator; master of ceremonies ➜ 司会者【しかいしゃ】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

adverb:

• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

adjectival noun / noun:

• throwing one's weight around in a small group without knowing one's real worth in a larger world outside; being a big fish in a small pond - four character idiom

expression:

• although at this late hour; now, although it is too late
• afresh; anew; again

expression:

• if you do this; if this is the case

noun / ~する noun:

• clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes Antonym: 脱衣

expression:

• where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes