noun:

• the opposite direction; the other way

noun:

• The Chronicles (books of the Bible)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

noun:

• student in a higher grade; upperclassman ➜ 下級生

noun:

• Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

noun:

• stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter
• behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

adverb:

• now is the time

noun:

• continuance into the New Year - obscure term

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• throwing down multiple objects in succession - onomatopoeia ➜ ドサ
• at once in great numbers

expression:

• in sign of; in proof of

noun:

• twenty-first day of the month
• twenty-one days

noun:

• fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin - Food term

noun:

• War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

noun:

• Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 衆院予算委員会

noun:

• the three powers: heaven, earth and man

noun:

• ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste

expression:

• wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion

adverb / ~する noun:

• being in shape; holding a dignified appearance - onomatopoeia

expression:

• the biggest fish is always the one that got away - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• return to the United States

noun:

• term used to refer to Japanese-American children (nisei) who were sent by their parents to Japan before WW2 to receive their schooling

adverb:

• in history

noun:

• person with skin disease (esp. syphilis) - colloquialism

noun:

• The Flea Waltz (piano piece); Der Flohwalzer; Chopsticks (UK)

expression:

• caution is the best policy - proverb

expression:

• a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it [literal] - proverb ➜ 井の中の蛙大海を知らず【いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず】・井蛙【せいあ】