noun:

• adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts

noun:

• getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear - obscure term

godan ~つ verb:

• to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace [literal] - idiom

noun:

• (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance) - four character idiom
• establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song
• to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

noun:

• chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state
• large-grained variety of adzuki bean

noun:

• top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• sleeve cap (of Western clothing)

pronoun:

• such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that

interjection:

• What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?

prefix noun:

• the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
• pre- (e.g. "premodern") - before the name of an era

~の noun / noun:

• before; earlier ➜ 前【まえ】

noun:

• Northern Di people; northern barbarians; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non- ethnic Chinese to the north - archaism - derogatory term

noun:

• one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke) ➜ 一条【いちじょう】
• a single bloodline

adjectival noun:

• earnest; resolute; intent; devoted
• ordinary; common - archaism

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal] - obscure term

noun:

• opposite side; other side; opposite direction
• over there; that way; far away; beyond
• the other party; the other person
• future (starting now)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.); open; public

noun:

• chancy trade (business) with a high turnover rate and uncertain profitability
• the entertainment, eating, and drinking business
• the night entertainment (nightlife) business

noun / ~する noun / expression:

• asking for the moon; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】

adverb / temporal noun:

• for the present; for the time being
• for a while; for some time

noun / ~する noun:

• behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres - four character idiom

expression:

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

noun:

• touch of Japanese; tinge of Japanese; Japanese flavour (flavor); Japanese style (e.g. of kanbun writing, in contrast to actual Chinese)

noun / ~する noun:

• expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
• writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

noun / ~する noun:

• looking straight ahead; looking in the face
• looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); confronting

noun:

• normal vision; emmetropia

expression:

• anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; clothes on a packhorse driver [literal] - proverb

godan ~く verb:

• to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss
• to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop