noun:

• the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• scenery seen on the morning of the first day of the year

expression:

• zeal is a bad servant; the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• piece of stiff fabric worn under an obi to give more shape
• batten plate; stay plate

noun:

• rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains) ➜ 女山

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain)
• to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

noun:

• banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor ➜ 大嘗祭

expression:

• variation of "arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period

noun:

• ship of the dead which appears if you go fishing the night of the Bon festival ➜ お盆

noun:

• lingering snow ➜ 残雪
• snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

noun:

• lingering snow
• snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

noun:

• tao-tie engraving; figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty

noun:

• Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto ➜ 大学寮・七大私学

noun:

• Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure

noun:

• Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure

expression:

• state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; half-killing a snake [literal]

noun:

• outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust; film (on the surface of a liquid); scum ➜ 上皮

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be under strain; to be under pressure ➜ 力を入れる
• to be enthusiastic about
• to be tired (ironic) - Sumo term

noun:

• a matter for the police; with the police involved; a brush with the law - four character idiom

noun:

• (truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

noun:

• holding (an umbrella) over something
• lean-to roof

noun:

• the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess - four character idiom

noun:

• carpal (any of the bones of the carpus in the wrist)

noun:

• the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫

noun:

• the kalpa of nothingness (the final aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫