expression:

• bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited - proverb - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside

noun:

• retirement house

noun:

• the four examinations (in Chinese medicine: seeing, hearing, asking, touching)

noun:

• the four examinations (in Chinese medicine: seeing, hearing, asking, touching) ➜ 四診

noun:

• Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)

noun:

• Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family) ➜ 捩木

noun:

• Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period

noun:

• hunger knock; hitting the wall; bonk - Sports term

noun:

• bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners

noun:

• proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles - four character idiom ➜ 医食同源

noun / ~する noun:

• burying a dead person's personal belongings with the body

expression / adjective:

• unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

noun:

• vinegared water, used for dampening the hands when making sushi - Food term ➜ 酢水

noun:

• shots taken with camera in the same position - from 同一ポジション - abbreviation

noun:

• using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow - archaism

noun:

• type of local militia most active during the Qing dynasty

noun:

• partial bath; submerging only part of the body in water

noun:

• kurultai; quriltai; political and military council in the Mongol Empire - From Mongolian "khuruldai"

noun / ~する noun:

• hadouken (fireball attack from the fighting game "Street Fighter II")

noun:

• lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)

noun:

• celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child ➜ 五十日【いか】

noun:

• fiftieth day after the birth of a child
• fifty days

expression:

• don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God - humorous term

noun:

• regular (customer)
• client who frequently visits the same prostitute

noun / counter:

• swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

• appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
• pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone ➜ 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

• going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• move (dance); postures
• lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone ➜ 前振り
• unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

• counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

• not wearing underwear or pants - archaism