bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
dehiscence; cleavage; fission
sexual abuse; molestation
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
deep meditation; mature consideration
Dictyoptera (order of insects comprising the cockroaches and the mantids)
associativity; connectivity
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
acceleration; progressive increase
curl (on a rolled poster, etc.)
if possible; if circumstances allow
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)
stopping or parking a vehicle
absolute coordinate; absolute address
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed