noun:

• phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound

expression:

• In for a penny, in for a pound - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go down in history; to remain in history

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

noun:

• several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks - colloquialism - four character idiom

noun:

• four-color theorem (colour) (theorem stating that any map can be colored such that no two adjacent segments have the same color, if only four colors are used)

noun:

• couple's ring; set of rings worn by unmarried, unengaged couples - From English "pair ring"

noun / ~する noun:

• pairing ［ペアリング］

noun:

• making noodles by hand
• striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation
• killing with bare hands

noun / ~する noun:

• counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance ［教誨・教戒］
• admonishment; scolding; exhortation ［教戒・教誡］

adverb:

• cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• cockerel; rooster (childish term) - slang

noun:

• shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute) - From Portuguese "charamela" ➜ 哨吶【さない】

noun:

• soft, crumpled, unlacquered headwear (often worn by soldiers under their helmets from the Kamakura period onward) ➜ 烏帽子

expression:

• expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten - humble language ➜ お粗末

noun:

• media scrum; impromptu press conference; news gathering by a crowd of reporters

noun:

• green man; representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

expression:

• spoiling someone's work; useless effort; laboring in vain; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up [literal]

noun:

• beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer) - archaism
• hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 獣狩り

noun / ~する noun:

• open-air tea ceremony
• aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin
• something standing in the open

noun:

• humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits - honorific language - polite language ➜ 機嫌
• safety; health; well-being; one's situation - honorific language - polite language

adjectival noun:

• in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

noun:

• cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

noun:

• stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
• rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.

noun:

• staple; stapler clip
• staple (food, crop)
• staple (fiber) ➜ ステープルファイバー
• cable clip; clip used to attach electrical cable to wooden building material ➜ ステップル

expression:

• "rat in a trap" [figurative]; "trapped rat" [figurative]; rat in a bag [literal]

noun:

• rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)