noun:

• folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

noun:

• parents-in-law

noun:

• along the shore

expression / adverb:

• in all; in total; collectively - esp. 合わせて, 合せて

expression / conjunction:

• in addition; besides; at the same time - esp. 併せて

noun:

• theory of the Emperor as an organ of government

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun:

• organs of the state; machinery of the state

expression:

• better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't [literal] - proverb ➜ 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

expression:

• you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake - proverb

noun:

• peak of the arch of an eyebrow

noun:

• accessory after the fact

adverb:

• in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 孟母三遷の教え【もうぼさんせんのおしえ】

noun:

• worker with a fixed term contract of employment

noun:

• sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup

noun:

• the four tones in old Chinese phonetics

noun:

• (debate over) the problem of universals

ichidan verb:

• to get close to the time

noun / ~する noun:

• dying in prison

noun / ~の noun:

• the establishment

noun:

• 46th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• the stage; theatrical world

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

expression:

• when you get to the destination

noun:

• common saying; slang; argot ➜ 通語