noun:

• the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period

noun:

• high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

expression / adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• in the same manner as before; the same as always

particle:

• endorsing and questioning the preceding statement - sentence ending particle
• lamenting reflections on the preceding statement - sentence ending particle

noun:

• everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be performed (on the stage)
• to be in the limelight

expression:

• the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly ➜ 困った事

noun:

• having food stuck around the mouth; having food all over the face

noun / adverb / ~と adverb / ~の noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun:

• bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream) - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

• to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something

noun:

• wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner - abbreviation - slang

noun:

• year-end gift ➜ お歳暮
• end of the year; year end

noun:

• frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.)
• breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range

noun:

• Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age) ➜ 五奉行

expression / noun:

• Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling) - four character idiom

noun:

• the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels)
• the three essential status symbols (e.g. cellphone, PC and digital camera)

noun:

• wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

expression:

• like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
• to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

godan ~く verb:

• to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast - idiom ➜ 灸を据える
• to burn moxa on the skin - orig. meaning ➜ 灸を据える

noun:

• spirits of war dead
• person of great ability; soul of a talented person

noun:

• lei (garland of flowers) - From Hawaiian
• lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova) - From or ➜ レウ