noun / ~の noun:

• (similar to) perinatal; period from around the 28th week of pregnancy to a week after the baby is born

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

noun:

• high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east - four character idiom

noun:

• rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance ➜ 大手【おおて】
• one who arrests
• force attacking the rear of a castle ➜ 大手【おおて】
• (opponent's) weak point

noun / ~する noun:

• rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew
• rebirth; regeneration; reorganization; rebuilding; recovery; restoration; remaking
• coming back to life; revival; resuscitation

expression / noun:

• Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling) - four character idiom

noun:

• Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term

noun:

• parhelion; sun dog; sundog (bright spot on either side of the sun caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere) ➜ 幻月

noun:

• paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere) ➜ 幻日

expression:

• there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head [literal] - proverb

suffix:

• particularly; especially
• indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat
• indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

noun:

• race to be the pitcher with the most wins in the season - Baseball term - From English "hurler derby"

noun:

• sweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year) ➜ 神【かみ】・すす払い

noun:

• cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)

noun:

• edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy

noun:

• infectious disease originating overseas entering the country through an infected traveller or goods

noun:

• group of buzzards (etc.) rising in an updraft (before the southward autumn migration)

noun:

• ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards) - Martial Arts term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

noun:

• inward transfer (of money); carry over (money from previous period)

noun:

• distance (e.g. jump, flight of arrow, carry of golf ball, etc.)

noun:

• the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities - four character idiom

noun:

• hair (on the head)

noun / ~の noun:

• on the sea; maritime; marine ➜ 陸上

expression / auxiliary:

• on the occasion of ➜ 度に