expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

noun:

• the right to a view

expression:

• to the end ➜ 始めから

noun:

• the rack

noun:

• type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan
• type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period

expression:

• first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

noun:

• batter in the hole

noun:

• division of the night (from approx. 7 pm to 5 am) into five 2-hour periods - archaism
• the fifth of these periods (approx. 3 am to 5 am)

noun:

• the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

expression:

• barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house ➜ 御門違い

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• making on the spot

noun:

• the emperor's instructions

noun:

• the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)

expression / ~よい adjective:

• soft and pleasant on the tongue

noun:

• engaging the clutch (usu. on a motorcycle) - From English "clutch meet"

expression:

• (not) in the slightest - slang ➜ ビタ一文

noun:

• predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.

noun:

• any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry ➜ 大島桜

noun:

• the highest good

noun:

• foundation of the nation

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be on the brink of death

noun:

• the other side of the island

noun:

• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays