expression:

• the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku) - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥風月

noun:

• (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) ➜ 十二律・仲呂
• (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on G ➜ 呂旋・六調子

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

noun:

• method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense - imported from western China and used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

• rest for the lid of a teakettle (tea ceremony)

noun / ~する noun:

• the gods watching over humans from the heavens

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to abide by the verdict

godan ~く verb:

• to act behind the scenes

noun:

• forecast of the future

noun:

• money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

noun:

• the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor - four character idiom

noun:

• depending on one's preference

noun:

• fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor ➜ 囲炉裏

noun:

• air bath

noun:

• always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person) - four character idiom

noun:

• invocation of the dead

noun:

• going on foot - from てくてく and タクシー - slang - humorous term ➜ テクシーで行く【テクシーでいく】

noun:

• mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

noun:

• garment worn under the hanpi undergarment or hou robe in court ceremonial dress - archaism ➜ 半臂・袍

noun:

• air mass
• married man - slang - humorous term ➜ 既男【きだん】

noun:

• woman who is obsessed with the education of her children

noun:

• the foregoing; the forgoing

noun:

• the strokes in a kanji character

noun:

• the middle-aged and the elderly

noun:

• worship by the emperor at a shrine - honorific language