expression:

• being a guest for too long (e.g. of a neighbor)

godan ~る verb:

• to (try to) act like a big-shot

noun:

• neck of a horse

noun:

• slicing a fish down its back

expression:

• no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• outside a port or harbor (harbour)

pronoun:

• a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

noun:

• making use of the surrounding landscape as a part of the design of a garden; natural scenery used as the background in the landscaping of a garden

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
• dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

expression / noun:

• first torii gate of a shrine ➜ 鳥居

noun:

• moving to a market-oriented economy; market-oriented economic reform

~する noun:

• blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water or equalize the pressure - From English "mask blow" ➜ マスククリア

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to play a leading role; to play a central part

noun:

• rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot

noun:

• the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect - obscure term

expression:

• Rome was not built in a day - proverb

noun:

• allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable - Sumo term

noun:

• sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

noun:

• extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) ➜ 枢【くるる】

noun:

• winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (yaku); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 門前清・役【やく】

noun:

• work sent to a competition; competition entry

expression:

• a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold) - four character idiom

noun:

• juvenile likely to commit a crime; juvenile with a criminal bent; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender

noun:

• udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a dam; to burst out