expression / noun:

• voice acting; appearing in a movie, TV show, etc. as a voice actor ➜ 出演

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

noun:

• adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot

noun:

• (space) filler; fill-in (in magazines, newspapers, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• Schroederichthys; genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae

noun:

• influential family; the man in power

noun:

• dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season - four character idiom

noun:

• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner - obscure term

expression / adverb:

• (just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

noun:

• women's bath; women's section in a public bath ➜ 女湯

expression / noun:

• red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

noun / ~する noun:

• pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities

expression:

• meanwhile; in the meantime ➜ 話変わって【はなしかわって】

expression:

• this side; in the forefront

noun:

• Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris - from Paris Collection

noun:

• common; in the usual course

expression / godan ~ぬ verb:

• to die a natural death; to die in one's own bed - sensitive

adverb / ~する noun:

• vexed; irritated; fretful; in ill humour; in ill humor; in a temper - onomatopoeia
• shaggy; bushy; ragged; rugged - onomatopoeia

noun:

• feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances - four character idiom

noun:

• provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to misplace; to put in the wrong place
• to make a mistake in deciding the winner - Sumo term

noun:

• Liujiang man; one of the earliest modern humans found in East Asia

noun:

• inconsistently, horribly drawn animated film or cartoon; animated cartoon episode of lower picture quality than other episodes in the same series - slang

noun:

• something not needed; person who is in the way