noun:

• different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning) - four character idiom ➜ 暑い・熱い

noun:

• couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

noun:

• usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court

noun:

• official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

noun:

• Ama no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami - archaism ➜ オノコロ島

noun:

• neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers) ➜ 朱子学

noun:

• different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning) ➜ 暑い・熱い

noun:

• Monodontidae; cetacean family comprising the narwhal and white beluga whale

noun:

• man in charge of delivering letters and packages during the Edo period

noun:

• racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence

noun:

• blacktip sawtail catshark (Galeus sauteri, found in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines)

noun:

• Hemitriakis complicofasciata (species of houndshark found in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan)

noun:

• double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers) ➜ 同時選挙

noun:

• the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals - archaism ➜ 旗本【はたもと】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to read (someone's) mind; to read between the lines
• to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.); to read (out)

adverb:

• earnestly; intently; determinedly; by all means - archaism
• ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") - archaism ➜ 一体全体【いったいぜんたい】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances

noun:

• enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism) - four character idiom

noun:

• face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
• ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
• tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

noun / ~の noun:

• sophistication; wordly wisdom

~する noun:

• to lose one's innocence; to get sophisticated; to get to know the world by being in contact with people; to lose one's naivete

godan ~る verb:

• to pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear
• to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)