noun:

• transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony - Shintō term ➜ 神体

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)

noun:

• shellfish baked in the shell
• abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell

noun:

• first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone
• (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

expression / ~の noun:

• one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

noun / ~する noun:

• living in rented quarters; rented house

noun:

• young men and women who frequented Miyuki Street, Ginza, in the summer of 1964

noun:

• cash on hand and in banks - Finance term

noun:

• game held with the Emperor in attendance

noun:

• novel written in colloquial Chinese - four character idiom

noun:

• decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place

noun:

• the first star to appear in the evening

noun / ~する noun:

• making a rough estimate in one's head
• expectation; anticipation

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

noun:

• young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

noun:

• term used in translation; translation equivalent
• word borrowed and translated from another language

expression / noun:

• Rumble in the Jungle; Foreman vs. Ali boxing match, Oct. 30, 1974; Kinshasa Miracle [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• sucking in

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to shine in (light); to illuminate ➜ 差し込む【さしこむ】

expression:

• like dew or lightning, gone in a flash ➜ 如露如電

noun:

• ring entering ceremony in presence of the emperor or crown prince - Sumo term

expression:

• everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way - proverb

noun:

• being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

expression:

• helping and protecting in all ways; acting as a raincoat (protecting from rain) and acting as a hat (protecting from sun) [literal] - proverb ➜ 陰になり日向になり【かげになりひなたになり】