noun:

• Panthalassa; vast global ocean during the late Paleozoic and the early Mesozoic periods

noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce - Ryūkyū dialect ➜ 炒め煮

noun:

• diagonal butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus); Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish

expression:

• inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable - proverb

noun:

• backslapping; a smile and a tap on the shoulder [literal]
• backslapper; someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder; someone who wins people over

expression:

• beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together - four character idiom

noun:

• estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

noun:

• roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes

expression:

• to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture - proverb

noun:

• oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice
• sexual relationship with both a mother and daughter - vulgar - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• putting aside rank; free and easy (party)

expression:

• in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed)
• to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

• chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers - Sumo, Food term ➜ ちゃんこ鍋【ちゃんこなべ】

noun:

• half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 混一色

noun:

• Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas - Buddhism term ➜ 胎蔵界曼荼羅【たいぞうかいまんだら】・金剛界曼荼羅【こんごうかいまんだら】

noun:

• yu; free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara period Japan

noun:

• one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity - four character idiom

noun:

• Hominini; tribe comprising humans, chimpanzees and bonobos

noun:

• tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book

noun:

• palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier

noun:

• New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year - four character idiom

noun:

• great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters - Shintō term ➜ 大嘗祭【だいじょうさい】

expression:

• you get what you pay for; penny wise and pound foolish - proverb