noun:

• being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other - four character idiom

expression:

• pie in the sky; castle in the air

noun:

• lack of rainfall; drought

noun:

• half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji - Food term ➜ べったら漬・麹【こうじ】

noun:

• manner of housing

noun:

• placing in the coffin

noun:

• reeling in (thread, etc.)
• transport by passing from hand-to-hand

noun:

• running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up

noun:

• passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))

adjective:

• smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

noun:

• mass production of inferior goods - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• tears of grief; crying with sadness

noun:

• child born in first half of the year

expression / adjective:

• extremely fond of; having a weakness for; being a sucker for
• having poor discernment skills

noun:

• hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

noun:

• burden of interest; interest burden; interest cost; interest payment burden

noun:

• first ice of winter

noun:

• meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb - pun on 名言 - humorous term ➜ 名言

expression:

• knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage - proverb

noun:

• name resolution - IT term

noun:

• end of a book

noun:

• banner clouds in layers

noun:

• sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• udon served in a pot with broth ➜ 鍋焼き