expression / godan ~る verb:

• to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

adjectival noun:

• laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

suffix:

• separation from; loss of interest in; independence of; distancing (of oneself) from; disillusionment with; alienation from (something) ［ばなれ］

prefix:

• detached (dwelling, room) ［はなれ］ ➜ 離れ座敷

noun:

• Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana - four character idiom ➜ うらぼん・お盆

noun:

• haptic perception; sensation of touch; tactual perception; tactile perception

adjectival noun / adverb:

• confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself ➜ 自信満満【じしんまんまん】

noun / ~する noun:

• keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart

noun:

• workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

noun:

• earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

adverb:

• before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares - from いつか知らぬ ➜ いつの間にか

expression / adjectival noun:

• plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

noun:

• noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess

noun:

• points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention - four character idiom

noun:

• bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie

noun / ~する noun:

• abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages

noun:

• decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity ➜ 少子化・高齢化

noun / adjectival noun:

• great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

expression:

• prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling [literal] - proverb

expression:

• through; by way of; after; via - often ...を経て ➜ 経る【へる】

expression / noun:

• pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning up or covering for another; bearing the consequences of someone else's error; paying a debt for someone; wiping another's buttocks [literal]

noun:

• wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy