noun:

• onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki) ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• Heterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs, including the clams and cockles)

noun:

• Lagomorpha; order comprising the rabbits, hares and pikas

noun:

• Minister for the Restoration from and Prevention of Nuclear Accidents - abbreviation

noun:

• Cetartiodactyla; order comprising the even-toed ungulates and whales

noun:

• chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm ➜ 三人遣い

expression / adjective:

• fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears

noun:

• Decapoda (the order of crustaceans including shrimp and crabs)

noun:

• the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi) - abbreviation ➜ 五畿内

noun:

• the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan ➜ 五畿・七道

noun:

• rank and social status (e.g. in the imperial family)

noun:

• fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s

noun:

• court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace - four character idiom

noun:

• bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners

noun:

• proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles - four character idiom ➜ 医食同源

noun:

• kurultai; quriltai; political and military council in the Mongol Empire - From Mongolian "khuruldai"

noun:

• shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

expression:

• it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
• to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
• to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on an air; to assume an attitude
• to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
• to plan; to scheme

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

ichidan verb:

• to take a photo with a mobile phone - colloquialism
• to email an image or photograph - colloquialism ➜ 写メ【しゃメ】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner)
• to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to enjoy oneself to one's hearts content; to enjoy oneself to the full

yodan ~く verb (archaic):

• to hang oneself; to strangle oneself - archaism
• to wring the neck; to strangle - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in