noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• ABCD line; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940

expression:

• there are exceptions to every rule; rocks will flow and leaves will sink [literal] - proverb - obscure term

expression:

• from right to left; in one ear and out the other
• nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

noun:

• alnico; iron alloy containing aluminum, nickel, and cobalt

noun:

• triple jump; hop, step and jump ➜ 三段跳び【さんだんとび】

noun / ~する noun:

• being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom

noun:

• Lorisiformes; infraorder containing lorises and galagos

noun:

• iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards ➜ 居合い
• iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

expression / ~の noun:

• you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty

noun / ~する noun:

• solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause - four character idiom

noun:

• thremmatology; study of plant and animal breeding

noun:

• Obamacare; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (U.S. statute, 2010)

noun:

• 1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa

noun / ~の noun:

• upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

noun:

• being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation - four character idiom

noun:

• namarupa; name and form - Buddhism term ➜ 十二因縁

noun:

• Pantherinae; subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis

godan ~す verb:

• to do thoroughly; to check through and through

expression:

• dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle ➜ 威有って猛からず【いあってたけからず】

adjective:

• painfully itchy; painful and itchy

noun:

• political economy; political science and economics

noun:

• talent; unit of currency in ancient Greece and Israel - From Greek "talanton"

noun / ~の noun:

• being very witty; very ingenious and resourceful - four character idiom