noun:

• marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith ➜ 寺請制度

noun:

• instructor with a career in their subject area

noun:

• suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion) - colloquialism

noun:

• newspaper article where the journalist gives their own opinions, etc. on a particular topic; op-ed article

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make someone understand their fate; to reason with; to persuade; to deliver an imperial edict (which cannot be refused) [literal] - archaism

expression:

• a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) - proverb ➜ 三尺去って師の影を踏まず

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

noun:

• consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; nest-dweller consumption [literal]

noun:

• mountain (in hell) covered in swords, which are buried so their tips point upward

noun:

• form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap

expression:

• every person has their eccentricities - proverb

expression:

• a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) - proverb

noun:

• someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution; pimp; procurer - archaism

expression:

• every person has their eccentricities - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children

expression:

• idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances - Buddhism term ➜ 四法印【しほういん】

noun:

• river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

expression:

• a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) - proverb

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down
• to send flying; to strike; to fling; to fire
• to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
• to drive at terrific speed; to barrel along

noun:

• confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation - archaism

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag) ➜ 猿ぐつわをかます【さるぐつわをかます】
• to wedge into a space
• to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit) ➜ 一発かます【いっぱつかます】
• to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

noun:

• young people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs
• people obsessed with pachinko

noun:

• all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; the kites fly and the fish leap [literal] - four character idiom - obscure term
• Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely - four character idiom - obscure term
• as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities - four character idiom - obscure term

noun:

• tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death