auxiliary:

• it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is... ➜ なのだ

expression:

• the customer is always right; the customer is king

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

noun:

• exception; exclusion

~する noun:

• to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product); to eject; to expel; to throw out

noun:

• stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone

noun:

• homolecithal egg (egg having a yolk that is evenly distributed throughout) ➜ 端黄卵

noun:

• disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim

noun / ~の noun:

• sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground

noun:

• issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

noun:

• part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

expression:

• expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten - humble language ➜ お粗末

noun:

• first half of a tea ceremony (in which the charcoal is set and light food served) ➜ 後座【ござ】

expression:

• truth comes out of falsehood; many a true word is spoken in jest - proverb

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)

expression / noun:

• fish in a pot about to be boiled; "person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger" [figurative]

noun:

• singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

noun:

• draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve
• something full of holes ➜ ざる法【ざるほう】
• zaru soba - abbreviation ➜ ざる蕎麦
• strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish - colloquialism

noun:

• totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea) - four character idiom

noun:

• sky
• heaven ［てん］
• svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ［てん］ - Buddhism term
• deva (divine being of Buddhism) ［てん］ - Buddhism term

noun:

• finger Braille; system of communicating with the deaf-blind in which the receiver's fingers are tapped like a Braille typewriter ➜ 点字【てんじ】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy
• to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach
• to defeat; to beat
• to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); to shatter (e.g. dream); to disrupt; to spoil
• to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise); to infringe
• to break (a record)

expression:

• a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it [literal] - proverb ➜ 井の中の蛙大海を知らず【いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず】・井蛙【せいあ】

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

noun:

• girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; ingénue
• wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski