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:

• execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China) - archaism

noun:

• daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era)

noun:

• opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; orchestra seats
• (seat facing) south side of ring - Sumo term

noun:

• nursing in the home by visiting nurses - From English "day service"

expression:

• in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• departing early in the morning
• departing earlier than scheduled

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• premature (e.g. of an disease); early onset - Medicine term

noun:

• the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three ➜ 節気・候【こう】

expression:

• the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall (Ishikawa Goemon)

noun:

• language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period ➜ ありんすことば

noun:

• debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods) - archaism

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)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb

noun:

• university; college ➜ 総合大学
• former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) - abbreviation ➜ 大学寮・国学【こくがく】
• the Great Learning (one of the Four Books) ➜ 四書

noun:

• night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

expression:

• The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven - four character idiom

noun:

• starting lineup; player in the starting lineup - abbreviation - Sports term ➜ スターティングメンバー

noun:

• playing in the mud; playing with mud

noun:

• playing in the mud; playing with mud ➜ 泥遊び【どろあそび】

noun:

• setting moon; moon setting in the West

noun:

• overall victory; victory in the overall standings

noun:

• man who is easily compelled into giving a woman gifts; man only used to receive gifts from - slang ➜ 貢ぐ