noun:

• stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone

auxiliary:

• it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ... ➜ のだ
• did not ... ［なんだ］ - after the -nai stem of a verb - Kansai dialect

expression / adjective:

• have to (verb); must (verb) - after negative base of verb ➜ 無くてはいけない【なくてはいけない】
• is indispensable; absolutely necessary - esp. 無いといけない ➜ 無くてはいけない【なくてはいけない】

noun:

• time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet

expression:

• cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough

noun:

• homolecithal egg (egg having a yolk that is evenly distributed throughout) ➜ 端黄卵

noun:

• tag-question (e.g. questions like 'He is, isn't he?') - Linguistics term

expression:

• have to (verb); must (verb) - after negative base of verb ➜ ないと行けない【ないといけない】
• is indispensable; absolutely necessary - esp. 無いといけません ➜ ないと行けない【ないといけない】

expression:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for

noun:

• government-controlled competitive sports, for which government-operated gambling is allowed

noun:

• disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim

expression:

• enough is enough; no further!

noun:

• part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

expression:

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

noun:

• first half of a tea ceremony (in which the charcoal is set and light food served) ➜ 後座【ござ】

expression:

• truth comes out of falsehood; many a true word is spoken in jest - proverb

noun:

• single kanji that is read twice (with different pronunciations) in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts - e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」

expression:

• having been told something so often that one is fed up with it - abbreviation - idiom - colloquialism ➜ 耳に胼胝ができる【みみにたこができる】

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)

expression / noun:

• fish in a pot about to be boiled; "person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger" [figurative]

noun:

• singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

noun:

• person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic - four character idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to win every battle (that is fought); to be ever victorious - obscure term