introductory education; orientation education (e.g. for new employees)
dice (esp. in mahjong); die
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria); nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
large earthenware pot (for brewing sake)
paper silhouette cutout; paper knife
mendicant priest's begging bowl; (arch.) iron helmet
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
clothes hook; clothes hanger
box-shaped funerary urn made of stone
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
drawing a figure; drawing a diagram; construction
to tie; to bind; to fasten
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
tinkering; mending pots, pans, kettles; (arch.) man and woman walking together; (arch.) couple walking together
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
flippant; saucy; know-all
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
guerrilla warfare; unconventional warfare
like water; like it grows on trees
going through great pains in vain
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong