noun:

• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

expression:

• The time has come (for, to, when...); Now is the time - four character idiom

noun:

• feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger

noun:

• getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.) ➜ 落ち

noun:

• members of the family; insiders

noun / ~の noun:

• the greatest of the day - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to leave the government service

expression:

• pie in the sky; castle in the air

noun:

• placing in the coffin

noun:

• passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))

noun:

• child born in first half of the year

noun:

• hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make up the number; to have a complete set of

noun:

• the shogunate army

noun:

• get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage

noun:

• the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind) - Buddhism term
• the human body
• Tao, heaven, earth and king

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• (in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt

noun:

• member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly - abbreviation ➜ 道議会議員

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to crush with the teeth; to crunch
• to simplify

noun / ~する noun:

• obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale - From English "flying get"

conjunction:

• in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without

noun:

• slaves of the barbarians

expression / noun:

• the king of fruits (ref. to durian) ➜ ドリアン