noun:

• redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

noun:

• side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants) ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
• being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

noun:

• luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii

noun:

• sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; Mar. 26, 2010)

noun:

• polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend - colloquialism ➜ ギャル

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner)
• to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of
• to lead by the hand

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse ➜ 太鼓判を押す

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

noun:

• pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub
• pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)

noun:

• humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
• safety; health; well-being; one's situation

adjectival noun:

• in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper - usu. as ご機嫌 ➜ ご機嫌【ごきげん】

expression:

• preaching to the deaf; reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear [literal] - idiom ➜ 念仏

noun:

• husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government - four character idiom

noun:

• rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

expression:

• he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin - proverb