noun:

• the point of a sword; the advance of an army

noun:

• uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

noun:

• dementia with Lewy bodies; DLB; Lewy body dementia; LBD

noun:

• ship of the line

noun / ~する noun:

• being on stage when the curtain opens

noun:

• wooden floor; wooden-floored room
• thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board ➜ 板焼き

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

noun:

• current flowing from the open sea towards land ➜ 離岸流【りがんりゅう】

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:

• worship of the powerful - four character idiom

noun:

• bond with warrant attached; warrant bond; WB ➜ ワラント債

godan ~む verb:

• to sink in; to cave in

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

noun:

• different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning) - four character idiom ➜ 暑い・熱い

noun:

• the machine industry

noun / ~する noun:

• recommendation to the throne - archaism

noun:

• cowardly, good-for-nothing samurai from the countryside

noun:

• double doors opening from the centre

~の noun:

• double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.)

noun:

• method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

noun:

• having the penis hang out (e.g. no trousers or pants) - also written 振りチン, etc. - slang - vulgar

noun / ~する noun:

• being in focus (in photography); bringing into focus

noun:

• (the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability - four character idiom

noun:

• winning hand with the score doubled twice - Mahjong term

expression:

• having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien

expression:

• being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat - four character idiom

noun:

• railway carriage with the air conditioning set to a higher temperature ➜ 弱冷房車【じゃくれいぼうしゃ】