noun:

• toilet in a Zen temple

noun:

• patent on a new device

noun:

• the instability of a political situation; political instability - four character idiom

noun:

• soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring

noun:

• priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties

noun:

• special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

noun:

• anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight - Shōgi term

temporal noun:

• a number of months

expression:

• having never told a lie - play on 言う and 結う - humorous term ➜ 言う【いう】・結う【ゆう】

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom ➜ 闕腋の袍
• small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children) ➜ 八つ口

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• half a ri (measure of length); halfway

noun:

• offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)

noun / ~する noun:

• giving a gift (to a subordinate)

noun:

• neighbor with just a wall between; neighbour with just a wall between

noun:

• opening something to pedestrians, e.g. a new bridge

noun:

• Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to read a kanji with a different pronunciation
• to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read
• to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term - Law term

noun:

• a rosary; a string of beads

expression / adjective:

• a size smaller

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone) - obscure term

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to wrap in wafer paper [literal] - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• writing a book; literary work

noun:

• face of a dead person ➜ 生き顔

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a foursome - Mahjong term ➜ メンツ・揃う

adverb / ~の noun / noun:

• a few years later