noun:

• iyamisu; mystery fiction subgenre dealing with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature - from イヤな汗 and ミステリー ➜ 嫌【いや】

expression:

• blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi) ➜ 室町時代

noun:

• cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost

noun:

• (member of the generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (from 1926 to 1934) - four character idiom

noun:

• cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar ➜ 法華八講

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it
• to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

expression:

• the student has become the master; blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo [literal] - proverb

noun:

• local site; location for making or filming a movie

noun:

• location thought to be flowing with mystical energy - From English "power spot" ➜ エネルギースポット

noun:

• location thought to be flowing with mystical energy - From English "energy spot" ➜ パワースポット

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)

noun:

• the kalpa of existence (the second aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫

noun:

• the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫

noun:

• Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari ➜ 琵琶
• chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment ➜ 平曲【へいきょく】

noun / ~する noun:

• assistance (in a fight); help; aid; backup

noun:

• helper; supporter

noun:

• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

noun:

• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month) - Buddhism term ➜ 涅槃会

noun:

• Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty)
• Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm ➜ 太政大臣

noun:

• suede; leather using the underside of the skin ➜ スエード
• piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.

noun:

• Yemen monitor (Varanus yemenensis, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found at the base of the Tihama mountains along the western coast of Yemen)

noun:

• match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team) - Baseball term

noun:

• imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
• patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

noun:

• small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric