noun:

• billhook; fascine knife; sickle-shaped tool with a sharp inner edge, halfway between a knife and an axe

noun:

• duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle) ➜ 鈴
• large wind bell ［たく］ ➜ 風鈴

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned about at all; not be troubled by; to not care about ➜ 気にかける

conjunction / expression:

• to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

noun / ~の noun:

• on the desk

~の noun:

• theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan); desktop; paper; not yet implemented - idiom ➜ 机上の空論

noun:

• gluing by hand; gambling without money (on the understanding that losses shall be covered later)

noun / ~する noun:

• moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)

noun:

• half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh ➜ 結跏趺坐【けっかふざ】

noun:

• day on which many companies hold shareholders meetings (to limit disruption by would-be blackmailers)

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish

noun:

• women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun:

• to stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing ➜ 鼓腹撃壌
• ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• pork cutlet and egg dish (usu. served on top of rice) ➜ カツ

~と adverb / adverb:

• isolated; standing alone - ぽっつり is emphatic - onomatopoeia
• falling in drops (e.g. rain) - onomatopoeia
• saying a single word; muttering just a few words - onomatopoeia

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"

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on the way; en route
• in the middle of; midway

conjunction:

• in addition; furthermore
• above (which); on top of (which)

noun:

• equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• equivalent; equal