noun:

• training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run - From English "image training"

noun:

• formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono

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 [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief
• who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh! - as 〜が聞いてあきれる, used to indicate incredulous dismissal of some claim

noun:

• opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines

adverb:

• hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment - four character idiom

noun:

• digital perm; hot perm; perm using hot rods regulated by a machine with a digital display

noun / adverb:

• hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

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

noun:

• designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated boryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency ➜ 暴力団

noun:

• alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box

noun:

• taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things
• starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto)
• resuming work after the New Year's vacation ➜ 仕事始め

conjunction:

• moreover; furthermore
• nevertheless; and yet

noun / ~の noun:

• mind and body

suffix noun:

• and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...

noun / ~する noun:

• (husband and wife) both working; dual income ➜ 共稼ぎ

suffix:

• including...; with ...; inclusive of; ...and all

counter:

• counter for birds and rabbits

noun:

• saint; person well-balanced morally and intellectually

noun:

• stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs

noun:

• marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

adjectival noun / noun:

• light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

noun:

• men and women of all ages - four character idiom

suffix:

• etc.; et cetera; and so on

noun:

• third, fourth, and fifth batters - Baseball term - From English "cleanup trio"