noun:

• left-hand opponent; player to one's left - Mahjong term - From Chinese

expression / ichidan verb:

• to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened

noun:

• substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one

noun / ~する noun:

• show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something) - four character idiom

noun:

• apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen ➜ ＤＫ【ディーケー】

expression / adjective:

• hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

noun:

• keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

noun:

• the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar) - Buddhism term

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages) - abbreviation ➜ 印地打ち

noun:

• wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)

noun:

• title; subject; theme; topic
• problem (on a test); question

suffix noun / counter:

• counter for questions (on a test)

noun / ~する noun:

• attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work; reporting for work ➜ 退勤

noun:

• swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary loading of the (cargo) ship (in preparation for moving cargo around inside the ship)

expression:

• condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner - proverb ➜ 罪を憎んで人を憎まず【つみをにくんでひとをにくまず】

expression:

• pay it forward; paying it forward; repaying a good deed by doing good for others

noun:

• women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
• ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go) ［打ち掛け］

noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

noun:

• leniency policy; addition to Japan's antitrust law that allows lower fines for the first company involved in a cartel, etc. to admit their involvement - Law term ➜ 独占禁止法

expression:

• parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night) - obscure term