expression:

• stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on ➜ 一糸まとわぬ【いっしまとわぬ】・一糸纏わず【いっしまとわず】

noun:

• shadow cast by Mount Fuji; image of Mount Fuji as reflected in a lake, etc.

noun:

• surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste

noun:

• zanbato; a type of long sword - Martial Arts term

adverb:

• late at night; at a late hour

noun:

• rising of the tide; a beginning

noun:

• discretionary price; price a retailer can set at its discretion ➜ オープンプライス

noun / ~する noun:

• pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends

noun:

• promotion; appointment to a more senior position

noun:

• pen writing; character written with a pen

expression:

• indefinitely; for a long time

noun / ~する noun:

• pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends ➜ 貧乏削り【びんぼうけずり】

noun:

• long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow

noun:

• good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy - four character idiom

noun:

• men's bath; men's section in a public bath

noun:

• light rain; a drizzle

noun:

• omelette-wrapped eel; basted, roasted eel wrapped in a rolled omelette - Food term ➜ 卵焼き

noun:

• artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit

noun:

• artistic centrepiece (centerpiece); main component of a display - From English "main objet"

noun / ~する noun:

• ice resurfacing; resurfacing a skating rink

noun / ~する noun:

• employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection - four character idiom

expression:

• not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word

noun:

• block booking; system where distributors sell multiple films to cinemas as a unit ➜ フリーブッキング

noun:

• mountain trail; path up a mountain

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night