noun:

• southerly wind that blows when the cherry trees are in bloom - obscure term

adverbial noun / noun:

• in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability - four character idiom

noun:

• skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical - four character idiom

expression:

• in brief; to put it succinctly

noun:

• Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido ➜ 蝦夷地【えぞち】

noun:

• brother-in-law

noun / ~する noun:

• offering a cup (of sake) in return

noun:

• father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

noun:

• stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be unwilling but to give in - usu. as 百歩譲って, 百歩譲っても

noun:

• (fish or vegetables) pickled in sake lees

noun:

• medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State ➜ 太政官・令外の官

noun:

• boiling in salted water (e.g. fish)

noun:

• bamboo flute used in Qing music

noun:

• delay in performance; procrastination of execution - Law term

noun:

• welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief

expression / adjective:

• having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring

godan ~る verb:

• to be sauteed in oil; to be stir-fried - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime

noun:

• the Nika riots which took place in 532 in Constantinople

noun:

• Specialist in Humanities (Japanese visa category)

noun:

• washing of bones before placing them in a bone storage urn (esp. in Okinawa) ➜ 厨子

noun:

• horse carriage for old people and women in ancient China

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have roots in