noun:

• public corporation set up to administer a public facility

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a sniffle; to have a congested nose

noun:

• female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• renting a room

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fell a tree

noun:

• spirit who possesses a wondrous power

noun:

• name of a drug or medicine

noun:

• national holiday that has been moved to a Monday (e.g. Coming-of-Age Day) - From English "happy Monday" ➜ 成人の日

noun:

• spanking with a baseball bat

noun / ~する noun:

• living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

noun:

• a quality; tatami covering

expression:

• the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well - proverb

temporal noun / ~の noun:

• a long time ago ➜ 疾く

adverb:

• quickly; swiftly ➜ 疾く

noun:

• pillow encased in a box

noun:

• part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout - Shintō term ➜ 紙相撲【かみずもう】

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

adjectival noun / noun:

• possessing a long torso

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• near a desk

noun:

• agencies of a central government

noun:

• style of garden that features a path around a pond - obscure term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt - incorrect variant of 合いの手を入れる ➜ 合いの手を入れる

expression:

• a fight between equally great opponents - idiom