noun:

• summery mountain
• mountain that is often climbed in summer

noun:

• emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter - four character idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 色即是空

noun:

• perceiving reality as it is; true awareness of reality - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression:

• the pen is mightier than the sword

expression:

• have to (verb); must (verb) - after negative base of verb - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ ないと行けない
• is indispensable; absolutely necessary ➜ ないと行けない

expression:

• a neighbour is better than a relative living far - proverb

noun:

• curtain; hanging; bunting
• place where a curtain is hung

expression:

• it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit? - colloquialism

expression:

• to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding ➜ に取って【にとって】

expression:

• all you have to do is; just; that's all

expression:

• hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool) - obscure term ➜ 下種の後知恵

expression / adverb / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

expression:

• heart is won by heart - proverb

noun:

• losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover - Sumo term
• lame duck ➜ レームダック
• hopeless situation

adjective:

• patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending ➜ 恩に着せる【おんにきせる】

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• harvesting rice while it is still green
• recruiting of university students before the agreed date ➜ 青田買い【あおたがい】

noun:

• vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind) - Buddhism term

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another) ➜ 式年遷宮祭

expression:

• in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character - proverb

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; fleeing is winning [literal] - proverb

noun:

• tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance

adverb:

• at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) - in form 〜のまにまに ➜ ままに

noun:

• dagger; dirk; knife
• threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

• muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

• be; is ［どす］ - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect ➜ おす