noun:

• water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow
• miracle-working water
• water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

expression:

• not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again) [literal]

expression:

• not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again) [literal] ➜ いたちの道

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• absence; being away from home

noun / ~する noun:

• house-sitting; house-sitter

noun:

• being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting - usu. as お留守になる

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• (just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine) - four character idiom

expression:

• zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips - colloquialism ➜ チャック

noun:

• song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians) ➜ 鳥追い【とりおい】・門付歌

expression:

• don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought ➜ いいから

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be solved
• to loosen; to come untied ➜ 解ける【ほどける】
• to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses)
• to melt ➜ 溶ける

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

noun / ~する noun:

• being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention - four character idiom

noun:

• circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)

noun:

• pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

noun:

• resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

noun / ~する noun:

• trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

noun:

• snack (to have with a drink); side dish

noun:

• numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

expression:

• from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

expression:

• of all things; expression used to criticize a poor decision

adverb:

• strange to say; strangely enough; it is a wonder that

noun / ~する noun:

• consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call) ➜ 往診

noun:

• bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house