noun:

• the Japanese spirit

noun / ~の noun:

• eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• return to the battle line; come back to the game (on to the field); a comeback - four character idiom

noun:

• the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo) ➜ 教派神道

noun:

• going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness ➜ 突っ込み

noun:

• the syllabary order - four character idiom

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

noun:

• the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi - archaism ➜ 五畿内

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to constitute the cause and effect

noun:

• kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms - From English "counter kitchen"

noun / ~する noun:

• marrying into the wife's family

expression:

• having not the slightest idea ➜ 見当がつかない

noun:

• inside-the-park home run; inside-the-parker - Baseball term - From English "running home run"

adverb:

• calling sound of the lesser cuckoo - obscure term ➜ 時鳥

noun:

• lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

noun:

• edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy

noun:

• cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th)
• traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.

noun:

• over-the-counter drug

expression / noun:

• bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground; deep forward bow

noun:

• the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan ➜ 五畿・七道

noun:

• scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness

noun:

• ordinary meeting of the Cabinet

expression / noun:

• being kept in the dark (about); being excluded; being kept out of the loop; outside the mosquito net [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to wring the neck; to strangle

noun:

• pavilion housing the historical archives (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• breadth of the chest