noun:

• mi; 3rd note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale

noun:

• la; 6th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale

noun:

• the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar - four character idiom

noun:

• grammatical rule allowing the usage of the continuative form as a conjunction

noun:

• the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person) - four character idiom

noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear ➜ 臨機応変

noun / ~の noun:

• hot water or liquid (especially that below the surface of the earth)

noun:

• pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region) ➜ 西国三十三所

noun:

• Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible) - obscure term ➜ コリント人への手紙

noun:

• Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)

noun:

• equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors

expression:

• nobody knows the morrow; speak of next year and the ogres laugh [literal] - proverb

noun:

• type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)

noun:

• Carcharhinus (the type genus of the requiem shark family Carcharhinidae)

noun:

• divining the year's crop yields from the shape of lingering snow

noun:

• backmarker (competitor at the tail of the field, likely to be lapped)

noun:

• divination that predicts the events of the whole year (esp. concerning crops) ➜ 年見

noun / ~する noun:

• being in the center of attention again; coming back into the limelight

noun:

• flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

noun:

• high-quality buckwheat flour (made only using the center of the grain)

noun:

• plan for the invasion of the Soviet Far East in July 1941 - abbreviation

expression:

• the pot calling the kettle black; the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose [literal] - idiom

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom ➜ 闕腋の袍
• small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children) ➜ 八つ口

proper noun:

• Epistle to the Hebrews (book of the Bible); Letter to the Hebrews; Hebrews ➜ ヘブライ人への手紙