noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed [literal] - four character idiom

expression:

• financially ruining oneself by overindulging in food and drink (as a fabled tendency of the people of Osaka) ➜ 京の着倒れ・食い倒れ

noun:

• smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus, houndshark found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean)

noun:

• silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)

noun:

• property ward; special local public body which has its own property, etc. and bears the expenses for it ➜ 特別地方公共団体【とくべつちほうこうきょうだんたい】

noun:

• civet; stew of a game animal, red wine and various alliums (often thickened with the animal's blood) - Food term - From French

noun:

• flower shower; throwing flower petals over the bride and groom after exchanging of vows

noun:

• crow dipper (Pinellia tuber) ➜ カラスビシャク
• 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day - abbreviation ➜ 半夏生

noun:

• earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
• the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
• low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ➜ 鳥の子紙
• (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō) - also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌 ➜ 陰陽道

expression:

• the blind leading the blind; if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch - proverb

noun:

• self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling ➜ 渡世人・男伊達・町奴

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• work, items, etc. carried over from earlier - colloquialism ➜ 持ち越す

noun / ~する noun:

• hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

noun:

• digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

noun:

• light used as a religious offering ➜ 御灯・神灯
• paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

noun:

• sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) ➜ 正座【せいざ】

noun:

• clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

noun:

• chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce - abbreviation ➜ 金平牛蒡

noun:

• three famous ancient calligraphers: Emperor Saga and Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi

noun:

• dictionary giving etymology and describing historical changes in meaning and usage

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• broad-minded and free in disposition; large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over) - four character idiom

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - four character idiom