noun:

• closest pine-tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

noun:

• middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

noun:

• furthest pine tree from a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 閉月羞花【へいげつしゅうか】・羞月閉花【しゅうげつへいか】・沈魚落雁【ちんぎょらくがん】

expression:

• you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too

noun:

• divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
• kamikaze ［かみかぜ］

noun:

• kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms - From English "counter kitchen"

noun:

• shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire

noun:

• decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
• hideous face - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef) ➜ 任せる・任せる

noun:

• grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• any of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter

noun:

• leader of a nobleman's cavalcade - archaism
• animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox) ［みさき］

expression / adjective:

• spending a day's revenue within the day; not being attached to money (like a true Tokyoite)

noun:

• both ends; either end; both edges
• double-mindedness; sitting on the fence ［りょうたん］

noun:

• taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

noun:

• hot summer day
• day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius ➜ 真夏日・猛暑日

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
• strict; harsh

noun:

• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

noun:

• small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku (i.e. on Awaji Island) ➜ 四国八十八箇所

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand - unorthodox form ➜ 間が持てない

expression:

• dancing fool, watching fool; you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; all fools, so let's all dance