expression / noun:

• a fish on the chopping board; person in a situation where they are rendered powerless - idiom

noun:

• low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes - idiom

noun:

• mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam ［餡餅］ - female language ➜ 餅
• mochi rice cake ［あんも］

noun:

• kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits - From Chinese

noun:

• whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

noun:

• soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba

noun:

• lump-sum payment; paying in a lump sum

noun:

• temperature increase; rise in temperature

noun:

• drinking while doing an acrobatic stunt; drinking in a strange manner

expression / ichidan verb:

• to appear on the stage; to be in the limelight

noun:

• square; tool, esp. used in carpentry

noun:

• makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling - Food term

adverb:

• generally; in general ➜ 一体

noun:

• super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction - From English "over technology"

expression:

• white knight; knight in shining armor

noun:

• love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships

~の noun:

• ladylike; in the manner of a lady

pre-noun adjectival:

• olden-day; hidden in the past

noun / ~の noun:

• embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood

conjunction / expression:

• as; in proportion to

noun:

• drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs

noun:

• Scatophagus; genus of scats in the family Scatophagidae

noun:

• suited figure; person in a suit

adverb:

• first of all; in the first place