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Card games

shimo-no-ku karuta (var. of utagaruta played in Hokkaido)

subscript

Proverb

don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink; no teetotaler has (ever) built a storehouse

Colloquial

diarrhea; diarrhoea

Idiomatic expression

to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude

giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy

plummet; plumb bob

downturn (in the market)

drop curtain

wing flap

grated radish; grated daikon

last part of a poem or Bible verse

going up and down

an abortive

upward compatibility; forward compatibility; compatibility with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.

Incorrect usage

downward compatibility; backward compatibility; compatibility with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.

legs; lower limbs

preliminary conference

basic metal (in an art object); old metal

last quarter (of the year)

shuttle

rough sketch

wooden sewer covers

footwear-checking charge

wearing wooden clogs