noun:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be out of resources; to run out of stock

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"

godan ~く verb:

• to outrun; to run through to the end

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

noun:

• Anura; order comprising the frogs and toads

noun / ~する noun:

• asking for instructions; consulting and obtaining approval

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
• to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku) - orig. meaning

noun:

• dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning - four character idiom

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• hakapik; iron hammer and hook mounted on a long wooden pole used for killing seals - From Norwegian

noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン