noun:

• place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

noun:

• concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

noun:

• place where a stationary fishing net is spread out ➜ 定置網

expression:

• if a cat washes its face, rain is coming - traditional belief - proverb

expression:

• a meeting by chance is preordained - proverb ➜ 袖振り合うも他生の縁

noun:

• young woman who is proficient in a foreign language - From English "biling(ual) girl"

noun:

• burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)

expression:

• seeing is enjoying - proverb
• looking doesn't cost a thing - proverb

noun:

• platform on which a structure is built; stylobate; foundation

noun / ~の noun:

• the past; bygone days; the previous
• a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
• past (tense); preterit; preterite - Linguistics term
• previous life - Buddhism term

noun:

• hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world - four character idiom

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to come to like a lot; to fall in love

noun:

• renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others - Buddhism term

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

noun:

• one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies - From English "baby all"

ichidan verb:

• to like; to appreciate; to have a preference

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

expression:

• all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too [literal] - proverb

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

adverb:

• strange to say; strangely enough; it is a wonder that

noun:

• place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival ➜ 御旅所

expression:

• if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming - traditional belief - obscure term - proverb

noun:

• doll onto which a child's misfortune is transferred - archaism