noun:

• a drop in the bucket (ocean); a small fraction (of); trifle - four character idiom

noun:

• in calligraphy, a brush movement where a horizontal line turns sharply downwards

expression:

• A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a success in life

noun:

• one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch

noun:

• a foundry; a mint

noun:

• kindling a fire; lighting a fire

noun:

• using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow - archaism

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

noun:

• very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill

noun:

• vents at the hips of a pair of hakama

noun:

• temple to which a family belongs

noun:

• all-A (student)

noun:

• request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

noun:

• (the likes of) a mere actor - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to leave a space (between words)

noun:

• cooking (something) to a golden brown; something cooked until it's golden brown - obscure term

noun:

• isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)

noun:

• statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya) - Buddhism term ➜ 弥勒菩薩

noun:

• string tied across the open chest of a haori

noun / ~する noun:

• eating with a guest
• nominal official (a slighting term)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false

noun:

• man with a bald or shaven head

noun:

• small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman ➜ 守り札