expression / noun:

• all the gods and goddesses; all the deities - Shintō term ➜ 八百万【やおよろず】

noun:

• red carrageen (Chondrus crispus); red carragheen; red Irish moss

noun:

• burning at the stake; execution by burning

noun:

• objective symptoms; symptoms observed by the doctor

noun:

• objective symptoms; symptoms observed by the doctor

noun / ~する noun:

• urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside

noun:

• command sanctioned by the emperor; imperial command

noun / ~する noun:

• make a choice among many; select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest; decision to adopt or reject - four character idiom

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

noun:

• beachfront park; park by the sea

noun:

• card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta) ➜ 読み札

noun:

• opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines

noun:

• wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder) ➜ 袈裟
• slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder ➜ 袈裟切り

noun:

• Emperor's cup; trophy given by the Emperor

noun:

• horse racing operated by the Japan Racing Association

conjunction:

• by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing - abbreviation - slang ➜ ちなみに

noun:

• spring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom; spring rain that hastens the blooming of flowers

noun:

• driving off birds
• procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
• female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
• street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan

noun:

• sentence
• composition; text; writings
• the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature ➜ 武
• statement - IT term

noun:

• bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time

noun / adjectival noun / adverb:

• one's heart is filled with even deeper emotion; feeling the emotion all the more deeply - four character idiom

noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

noun:

• full-face diving mask which seals the whole face from the water

expression:

• the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son - proverb

noun:

• flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image - Buddhism term