noun:

• preliminary results; intermediate results; in-progress total

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)

~の noun:

• hottest (e.g. fashion); freshest; in vogue - slang

noun:

• chopstick envelope; chopstick wrapper; paper envelope in which chopsticks are presented

noun:

• karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk
• noh theater costume made with karaori weave

expression / noun:

• change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】

noun:

• buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase; word (phrase) in fashion or on everybody's lips

noun:

• Zhejiang financial clique; Sekko Zaibatsu; clique from Zhejiang and Jiangsu, influential in Shanghai finance from late 1920s through 1930s ➜ 財閥

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to haul up; to pull up (with both hands); to reel in

adverb:

• silently; hushed; in a still manner ➜ 寂【じゃく】

noun:

• love of fine clothing; weakness for fine clothes; being extravagant in clothing - four character idiom

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

noun:

• pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

noun:

• Shōwa restoration; Showa restoration; call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind - idiom

expression:

• towards; against; regarding; in contrast with ➜ に対する

noun / ~する noun:

• heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind

noun:

• kurultai; quriltai; political and military council in the Mongol Empire - From Mongolian "khuruldai"

noun:

• Janissaries; Janissary corps; elite infantry in the Ottoman Empire - From Turkish "Yeniçeri"

noun:

• maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting

expression:

• Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha - Buddhism term

godan ~す verb:

• to accustom oneself to using; to train; to break in (horses)

noun:

• contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

suffix noun:

• keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use - negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc. ➜ っ放し