noun:

• sitting posture with the legs bent back on each side; Japanese traditional informal female sitting posture; w-sitting; reverse tailor style sitting

expression / adjective:

• unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation ➜ 空気を読む

noun:

• ordinary session of the Diet

noun:

• someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold ➜ 寒がり

noun:

• official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

noun:

• world of the lost; human world; this world - Buddhism term

noun / ~の noun:

• food offering to the gods
• leftovers; hand-me-downs

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• 4 corner bales on the outer rim of the sumo ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• setting the table
• preparation

noun / ~する noun:

• waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity

noun:

• hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss - Sumo term

expression:

• ... is the reason; ... is my excuse - after verb or adj.

expression:

• without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch

noun:

• demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good - Buddhism term ➜ 四魔

expression:

• all things have the Buddha nature - from Nirvana sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 大般涅槃経

noun:

• 100-point sticks deposited on the table after dealer win - Mahjong term

noun:

• the languages of Europe and America

noun:

• rising into the heavens

noun:

• eleventh of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• the privy purse; the money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family

interjection:

• stone the crows; blow me down; oops; uh oh; expression of annoyed surprise or shock

expression:

• all things have the Buddha nature - from Nirvana sutra - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 草木国土悉皆成仏

noun:

• beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• lodging in the same hotel