noun:

• beshimi; noh mask with a slanted mouth, bulging eyes and large nostrils

expression:

• much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)

noun:

• gusset; front collar of a kimono - archaism ➜ 袵【おくみ】

noun:

• half step; half a step

noun:

• raised leg; lifting a leg
• upturn (in the market) ［上げ足・上足］ Antonym: 下げ足
• sitting cross-legged - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family

noun:

• after-party; party held after a concert, etc.

expression / noun:

• chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

noun:

• jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff ➜ 杖道

noun:

• tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo ➜ 倶利迦羅

~する verb (spec.):

• to name; to take a second name or alias ➜ 号・号
• to announce; to boast; to declare

expression:

• good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green - proverb

noun:

• quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody ➜ 演歌

noun:

• wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place

noun:

• every word and act; just a word or an act - four character idiom

~と adverb / adverb:

• snappingly; with a snap - onomatopoeia ➜ ポキッと

noun:

• Pokemon seizure incident (Dec. 16, 1997); incident in which flashing lights in a Pokemon episode induced seizures in hundreds of viewers - From English "Pokemon shock"

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam

noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise somebody's spirits; to enhance a mood

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack ➜ 不意をつく

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

expression / adjectival noun:

• I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity - polite language ➜ 気の毒

noun:

• (a plain citizen) having no special rank or title; being a common citizen - four character idiom