noun:

• using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless - four character idiom

noun:

• possessing worldly desires and passions - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to ask for and receive

noun:

• light and flame

noun:

• strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

noun:

• rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce ➜ 雑炊

noun:

• female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period) - archaism ➜ 湯女

noun:

• tea and cakes; refreshments

noun / ~する noun:

• entering and leaving hospital

noun:

• great and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location; splendid place

noun:

• bride and groom

noun:

• era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi - Sumo term ➜ 北玉時代

noun:

• salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; have a keen (sparkling) intellect - four character idiom

noun:

• royalty and titled nobility - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• silent and still; desolate

noun:

• sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing - abbreviation ➜ 山卸廃止酛

noun:

• unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

noun:

• (mixture of) ground beef and pork

noun:

• mental and physical disorder

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あいの風

noun:

• lost and found office

noun:

• wide learning and energetic activity

noun / ~する noun:

• blowing up and sinking