noun:

• the Great Depression

expression:

• with a gentle face and a nice word - four character idiom

noun:

• paid-in capital

noun:

• the Beatitudes

noun:

• carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim

noun:

• school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers - colloquialism

noun:

• the rising generation; children

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

expression:

• fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk - proverb

noun:

• the principle of the thing

noun:

• The older, the wiser

noun / ~の noun:

• the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

noun / ~する noun:

• occurring in succession

adverb:

• with a start; with a jump - onomatopoeia

noun:

• bridge of the nose

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

noun / ~する noun:

• appearing on the surface
• symbol; sign

noun:

• distinguishing mark; diagnostic character - Biology term

expression:

• the good old days; halcyon days

noun:

• sixteenth day of the month
• sixteen days

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a momentary flash of light - onomatopoeia

noun:

• being stationed or resident in the USA

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub
• to lay the blame on ➜ 擦り付ける【なすりつける】

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to pair with; to pair up; to pair off ➜ 番い

noun:

• rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family - Sumo term

noun:

• court official in charge of entertaining important guests - archaism