noun:

• shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards ➜ 榧【かや】

expression / noun:

• something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

adverb / ~と adverb:

• intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos - onomatopoeia
• in drops (e.g. of rain) - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / noun:

• dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant
• fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

noun:

• Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea

noun:

• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - colloquialism ➜ 山姥・ガングロ

expression:

• not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

noun / ~する noun:

• acceptance inspection; collating; receipt and inspection

noun:

• Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species ➜ ガラパゴス化

noun:

• tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story ➜ 法螺

noun:

• rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• smooth; flat; lacking bumps and dents
• featureless; uneventful

noun:

• noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face

adverb:

• evenly; equably; in an uniform and orderly fashion

noun:

• worthless thing; garbage; roof tile and stone [literal]
• brick

noun:

• regional air-conditioning; community air-conditioning; district heating and cooling

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; one's testicles going up and down [literal] - idiom - male language ➜ 上がったり下がったり【あがったりさがったり】

~と adverb:

• fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent - onomatopoeia

noun:

• drip-dry; no-iron; wash-and-wear

noun:

• driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; the nose and eyes are in place [literal] - idiom

expression:

• regardless of right or wrong; regardless of merit; both good and bad ➜ 良くも悪くも

noun / expression:

• another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world

noun:

• rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore) ➜ 轆轤首

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

noun:

• between one's eyes; before one's eyes; space where one's left and right eyesight meet