noun:

• (in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

noun:

• east wind inclining towards the south

noun:

• the upper side

noun:

• chart at the left

noun:

• rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)

noun:

• focus of the trade routes of the world

noun:

• murder case in which the victim is chopped into pieces; mutilation murder case

noun:

• seats closest to the ring; ringside seat - Sumo term

expression:

• patience is the only way - proverb

noun:

• seven disguises of the ninja - Martial Arts term

expression:

• (turned out) all right in the end ➜ オーライ

noun:

• ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan - obscure term

noun / ~の noun:

• of the ukiyoe style

noun:

• dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone - Food term

noun:

• along the southern coast

noun:

• person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator

expression / ~よい adjective:

• good for the health

noun:

• star of the demimonde - colloquialism - slang

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb ➜ 隣の芝生は青い

expression / noun:

• Sermon on the Mount

noun:

• the four drug-control laws of Japan ➜ 麻薬及び向精神薬取締法・大麻取締法・あへん法・覚せい剤取締法

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

noun:

• fake wedding cake with real cake insert used for the ceremonial cutting of the cake - From English "ceremony cake" ➜ ケーキカット

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• crawling with the belly against the floor (baby)