expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

noun:

• gate of a palace

noun / ~する noun:

• a follower; yield allegiance to

expression:

• You are quite right; Quite so; What you say is sensible enough

noun:

• family crest based on a japonica flower - archaism
• style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances - archaism ➜ 常磐津【ときわず】

noun:

• (Confucian) scholar retained by a feudal lord or daimyo

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持す

noun:

• apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock ➜ 火蓋を切る

expression:

• Man's life vanishes like a dew; A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to carry a bomb [literal]; to have a bomb about to go off
• to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

pre-noun adjectival:

• a particular; a certain ［さる］
• that kind of; such a

expression:

• a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

noun:

• compilation of a history

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

noun:

• someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do - slang - derogatory term

noun:

• anniversary of a person's death - four character idiom

noun:

• capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to wear a sword

noun:

• the first part of a poem or verse

noun:

• section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

expression:

• a long time ago; in those days

expression / temporal noun:

• a long time ago

noun:

• place where a stationary fishing net is spread out ➜ 定置網

noun:

• salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours ➜ 割増賃金

noun / ~の noun:

• being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player) - four character idiom