noun:

• pavilion housing the empress's reception hall (in the inner Heian Palace) ➜ 七殿・十七殿

noun:

• new schools of Japanese Buddhism founded during the Kamakura period

noun / ~する noun:

• military expedition led in person by the emperor

expression / noun:

• spur of the moment; mere chance

noun:

• the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness) - Buddhism term

expression:

• until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

noun:

• regulations for the preservation of law and order

noun:

• Republic of the Gambia

noun:

• the way one works ➜ 振り【ぶり】

noun:

• second play on the program

noun:

• novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp

noun:

• Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939); German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make sure of the truth

noun:

• pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub
• pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)

noun:

• end of the season

expression:

• on the contrary

noun:

• playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating - Sumo term

noun:

• sand circle around the ring - Sumo term

expression:

• once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away [literal] - proverb

noun:

• sashimi arranged in the original shape of the fish

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

noun:

• the right to organize; the right to organise

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• snow remaining in the form of a mist after it has melted