noun:

• spot where the pulse may be taken; vital point

noun:

• the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being

noun:

• reverse side of a paper
• reading between the lines - abbreviation ➜ 眼光紙背【がんこうしはい】

noun:

• gods of the land; earthly deities

noun:

• staying at home during the New Year's holiday

noun:

• on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep

adjectival noun / noun:

• kill-joy; wet-blanket; spoiling the fun

noun:

• kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace ➜ 御神楽

noun:

• first obon following the death of a family member

noun:

• spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family) - archaism

noun:

• money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

noun:

• bell with wooden clapper
• leader; guide (of the public)

noun:

• (Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People

noun:

• subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

noun:

• looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker

noun:

• slipping out the back way with swindled goods

noun:

• policy of keeping the people ignorant and easily subjugated

noun:

• sacrifice (to the gods)
• victim; scapegoat

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)

noun:

• fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan

noun:

• neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay - four character idiom

noun:

• sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

noun:

• Gruidae; bird family comprising the cranes

noun:

• commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan