expression:

• to be in a state of confusion

noun:

• killing a passerby in order to test a new sword

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in a mess; to have things scattered here and there

noun:

• groove in the body of wooden plane which holds the blade

noun:

• creating patterns in human flesh through scarification

noun:

• visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters

expression:

• in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short ➜ 手っ取り早く言えば

noun:

• a fire raging in one's own home

noun:

• character written in the highly cursive sōsho style ➜ 草書【そうしょ】

noun:

• Nobel Prize in Physics

noun:

• examinations in academic subjects

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak in tongues

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be caught in an evening shower

noun / ~する noun:

• copying in entirety (verbatim)

expression:

• when in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb ➜ 郷に入っては郷に従え

noun:

• work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

expression:

• in that manner; like that

noun:

• seeking rebirth in the Pure Land - four character idiom

noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

noun:

• word form used in literary language

noun:

• seaweed used in making salt; anthology

noun:

• add-in software - IT term

noun:

• older male in an homosexual relationship ➜ 念者・兄分

noun:

• dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district

noun:

• something rolled in paper; paper roll
• cigarette - abbreviation ➜ 紙巻タバコ