noun:

• the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion) - from 貪欲, 瞋恚 and 愚痴 - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩・三毒

adverb:

• over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation)

~の noun:

• back-fence

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun:

• running a start-up company after work or on weekends

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of the cicadas - onomatopoeia ➜ みんみん蝉【みんみんぜみ】

noun:

• type of newspaper from the Meiji era (characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language) ➜ 小新聞
• major newspaper

noun:

• ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) ➜ 霊祭【れいさい】・盂蘭盆

noun:

• constitution granted by the Emperor ➜ 民定憲法

noun:

• putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

noun:

• seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace ➜ 内裏

noun:

• the question of national defense (defence)

noun / ~する noun:

• indignant lamentation over the evils of the times - four character idiom

noun:

• cold wind descending from the mountains ➜ 山背

noun:

• tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

~の noun:

• within the blood; blood-borne

noun / ~の noun:

• on top of a saddle

noun:

• the episcopal seat

noun:

• jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)
• necktie ➜ ネクタイ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak the truth

noun:

• playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; pretense
• surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean - esp. ケレン

noun / ~の noun:

• on-screen - IT term

noun:

• trade below the public offering price during a float

noun:

• The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)

expression:

• good advice is harsh to the ear - proverb

noun:

• women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)