noun:

• first young greens of the year - obscure term

noun:

• Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 金剛経・金剛般若経

noun / ~する noun:

• slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic) - slang
• banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour) - colloquialism

noun:

• two-storied gate; tower gate

noun:

• here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place ➜ 何処・其処・彼処
• these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) ➜ 今迄
• these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ... ➜ 此れから

expression:

• How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero - four character idiom

noun:

• reading classical Chinese aloud without trying to understand the meaning
• reading a kanji compound using the Japanese pronunciation of each of its characters

noun:

• place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house ➜ 靴脱ぎ石

noun:

• having the figures read aloud by another person; calculation by abacus

noun:

• overwhelming majority (number of parliamentary seats required in order for the ruling coalition to chair all standing committees and pass bills without the support of other parties)

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve - four character idiom

noun:

• traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets ➜ 羽織
• livery coat ➜ 印半纏
• half the sky ［半天］
• mid-air; middle of the sky ［半天］

noun:

• single kanji that is read twice (with different pronunciations) in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts - e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」

adverb:

• by today; before the day is over

expression:

• the year before last (or thereabouts)

expression:

• before the end of this year

noun:

• salt-throwing ceremony before the sumo bout - Sumo term

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

• early morning (before the break of dawn) - archaism

noun:

• Leo (constellation); the Lion - Astronomy term
• Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk - Buddhism term ➜ 獅子の座

noun:

• head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen) - Buddhism term ➜ 禅堂

expression:

• the pot calling the kettle black; the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose [literal] - idiom

noun:

• garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate

expression:

• The young should be regarded with respect - four character idiom

noun:

• low gate; side gate

noun:

• six copies
• Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan) - abbreviation ➜ 六十六部