expression:

• doing one's own flower arranging
• marrying or making a mistress of a geisha

noun / ~の noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to son - four character idiom

noun:

• padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles
• mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a damper on proceedings (e.g. at a meeting or party, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

noun / ~する noun:

• rationalization (modifying part of an irrational expression, esp. denominators, to exclude roots or irrational numbers) - Mathematics term

adverb / ~の noun:

• strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

noun:

• V-sign; hand gesture similar to the peace sign, representing victory or happiness

noun:

• text message or symbol on a busy mobile phone indicating a call arrival (DoCoMo feature)

noun:

• kanji "leg" or "foot" radical at left
• being (too) late; the past; the previous ［あとへん］

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone) - obscure term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

noun:

• distemper painting - esp. どろえ ➜ 泥絵の具
• painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background) - esp. でいえ ➜ 金銀泥絵

noun:

• ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term

expression:

• blood libel; false accusation that Jews (or other minorities) murder children to obtain their blood

noun:

• new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults

noun:

• something that smells of fish or blood ➜ 生臭い
• meat and fish ➜ 生臭物
• degenerate monk; corrupt priest - abbreviation ➜ 生臭坊主

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with cellphone camera); self-taken picture; selfie - colloquialism

expression:

• come!; imperative form of the verb "kuru" ("to come"), expressing a command or strong request ➜ 来る【くる】

noun:

• all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair - Mahjong term - From Chinese

~の noun / noun:

• full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)

adverb:

• something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly - onomatopoeia

expression / noun:

• more or less right; you are on the right track; getting warm ➜ いい線【いいせん】

noun:

• bare noh chanting; vocal-only noh theater performance, with no dancing or instruments; unaccompanied utai ➜ 謡【うたい】

noun / ~する noun:

• catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed