expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun:

• diseases for which a particular medicine is indicated

expression:

• I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)

noun:

• kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute ➜ かげま

noun:

• period when a child is the most lovable - archaism

noun:

• panel; scene-panel
• painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted - symbolically a reflection of tree at the front of the stage

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - four character idiom

noun:

• lucid dream (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming)

noun:

• strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom - from 鳴門海峡
• kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern - abbreviation ➜ 鳴門巻き
• cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern - Food term
• Naruto; city in NE Tokushima pref ［鳴門］
• Naruto Strait ［鳴門］ - from 鳴門海峡 - abbreviation
• Naruto wakame ［鳴門］ - abbreviation ➜ 鳴門若布【なるとわかめ】

expression:

• in one's whole life; all one's life; since one's birth ➜ この方【このかた】

expression:

• this is why; this means; it is the case that

expression:

• The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness - four character idiom

expression:

• size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb

expression:

• The consensus of opinion is that ...; It is widely agreed (admitted) that ... - four character idiom

expression:

• what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb - proverb

noun:

• appetite
• distinction between what is thought and what is said

expression:

• though the woman is weak, the mother is strong - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

noun:

• dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life ➜ 死に恥

expression:

• what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...

noun:

• sacking; bagging
• land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads ➜ 裏地

noun:

• mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person - four character idiom

expression:

• the eye is blind if the mind is absent - proverb

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - obscure term - four character idiom ➜ 息災延命

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to think; to consider; to believe - 想う has connotations of heart-felt
• to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
• to judge; to assess; to regard
• to imagine; to suppose; to dream
• to expect; to look forward to
• to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
• to recall; to remember