expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught [literal] - proverb

expression:

• to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned - honorific language

noun:

• word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji" ➜ 女房詞

expression:

• it's hard to please everybody; damned if you do and damned if you don't - proverb

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いけじめ］
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いけしめ
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いけしめ

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets ➜ お目覚

noun:

• petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China) ➜ 稗史

particle:

• particle used to indicate that what precedes it is an extreme example and strongly negates it ➜ どころか

expression:

• there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to find it hard to say

expression / noun:

• misty mountain with blossoming buds and flowers as it appears in spring

expression:

• tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them - proverb

adverb:

• something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly - onomatopoeia

expression:

• if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...

expression:

• content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold - proverb ➜ 足るを知る

noun:

• treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish

expression:

• no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

expression:

• It serves you right - idiom

conjunction:

• even though it is not; despite not ➜ まい

expression:

• it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead - proverb

expression:

• it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb

expression:

• it is not everything to ... - after verb - idiom ➜ ばかりが能ではない

noun:

• curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture) ➜ 母屋【もや】・庇

noun:

• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets