noun:

• the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period) - four character idiom

expression:

• our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; blinker; eye bandage
• concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

noun:

• seasonal word (in haiku) ➜ 季語
• seasonal topic (in haiku); seasonal word used as a theme (at a haiku gathering)

expression / adjective:

• cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way ➜ 格好【かっこう】

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get drunk; to become intoxicated
• to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
• to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures

noun:

• one's favorite son-in-law; one's favourite son-in-law

noun:

• prefectural senior high school (in Hokkaido); public senior high school (in Hokkaido) ➜ 県立高等学校

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• (feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily - usu. ひやりとする
• with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat); frighteningly - usu. ひやりとする

noun:

• outrider; herald
• rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony - Sumo term

noun:

• portable stove for boiling water to make tea used for the tea ceremony during the summer

noun:

• coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun:

• just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment - onomatopoeia

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be put in order; to be put to rights
• to be disposed of; to be solved
• to be finished
• to be married (off) - also written as 嫁く

noun:

• memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement

numeric:

• one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)

noun:

• one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
• thickness
• advantageous circumstances
• one-tenth of a monme of silver ➜ 匁【もんめ】

noun:

• sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

noun:

• means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication

noun:

• palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting
• room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room
• boarding house for trainee administrators (Ritsuryo period) ➜ 大学寮

noun / ~する noun:

• busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest - four character idiom

expression:

• too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit - abbreviation ➜ ヘビーローテーション

expression:

• what did you do?
• is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

noun:

• wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids)
• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids ➜ 半挿【はんぞう】

noun:

• yang (i.e. the positive) Antonym: 陰【いん】
• the open (i.e. a visible place) ➜ 陽に