noun:

• Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945)

noun / ~する noun:

• chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of the verb "kuru" - abbreviation ➜ カ行変格活用

noun:

• reaching over the net (volleyball, etc.) - From English "over net"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be under strain; to be under pressure ➜ 力を入れる
• to be enthusiastic about
• to be tired (ironic) - Sumo term

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to have an audience with ➜ 謁する

noun:

• land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60% - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations

expression:

• the customer is always right; the customer is king

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

noun:

• third division of the night (approx. 11 pm to 1 am) - archaism

noun:

• everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan
• silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out

noun:

• ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork - Food term - From Chinese "chashao mian"

noun:

• ritual stamping in the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• lineup; appearance together

noun:

• penultimate bout of the tournament day - Sumo term

noun:

• rice covered with beef and vegetables ➜ 牛丼

expression / ichidan verb:

• to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble

expression:

• the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

noun:

• warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

expression:

• there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted; squeezing your buttocks after you have farted [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the emperor's personal inspection

expression:

• the busier you are, the better you work - proverb
• the more, the better - proverb

noun:

• fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso ➜ 西京味噌

noun:

• common Japanese conger eel (Conger myriaster) ➜ 穴子

noun:

• The Greater East Asian War; The Pacific War (1941-1945) - sensitive