noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term

noun:

• ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth - Food term

noun:

• being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another - four character idiom

noun:

• oleochemistry; oil and fat chemistry

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney

godan ~す verb:

• to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again

noun:

• Foreign Exchange Control Law; Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law - abbreviation

noun:

• maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection

noun:

• Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)

expression:

• rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant

noun / ~する noun:

• one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose - four character idiom

intransitive verb:

• to be emaciated; to be nothing but skin and bones

noun / ~する noun:

• viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly - emphatic form of ぼこぼこ ➜ ぼこぼこ

expression / noun:

• hint; do's and don'ts - From English "one-point advice"

noun:

• over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - From English "monster parents" ➜ モンスターペアレント

noun:

• taking multiple medications; taking medicine and certain foods together or in close proximity (which should be avoided)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed; with serenity - archaism - four character idiom

expression:

• Dislike China, Hate Korea; publishing genre of anti-Chinese and Korean books and magazines

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• perfect composure; calm and collected - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• layering; placing a large amount of orders and cancelling before they are executed (with the intent of manipulating the market) - Finance term ➜ 見せ板【みせいた】

expression:

• faith is best in moderation; worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise [literal] - proverb

expression:

• incompatible; (going together) like oil and water - idiom

~と adverb:

• slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet - onomatopoeia