expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

ichidan verb:

• to take off something (e.g. a pair of shoes) and leave them neatly aligned side by side

noun:

• Pseudocarchariidae; family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark

noun:

• object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life - Buddhism term

noun:

• monk who attends to the principal image of a temple
• Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

noun:

• monk who attends to the principal image of a temple - abbreviation ➜ 供奉僧
• Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

noun:

• folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

noun:

• meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb - pun on 名言 - humorous term ➜ 名言

noun:

• civet; stew of a game animal, red wine and various alliums (often thickened with the animal's blood) - Food term - From French

adjectival noun:

• comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country

noun:

• shooting from the hip
• starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation) - idiom

noun:

• half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once

noun:

• gas pedal; pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• (a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks) ➜ 僅か

noun / ~する noun:

• starting a business
• opening a store (for the day)

adverb / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

noun / ~する noun:

• studying two lines together (as a major and a minor)

~と adverb / adverb:

• quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)

noun / ~する noun:

• identifying a severed head
• checking a person's identity

noun:

• pothook (for hanging a pot, etc. over a fire)

noun:

• cakes heaped in a container for a shrine offering

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope - Medicine term

noun:

• killing a passerby in order to test a new sword

expression / noun:

• well-matched contest; fight between a dragon and a tiger [literal]