expression:

• to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown - idiom

noun:

• the two solstices (summer and winter)

noun:

• New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor

noun:

• report to the throne

noun:

• ceremony to celebrate crossing the equator

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• the New Year begins ➜ 年が明ける・年が改まる・新年になる

noun / ~の noun:

• nostalgia for the good old days; retro-culture - four character idiom

noun:

• the point of a sword; the advance of an army

noun:

• uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

noun:

• ship of the line

noun / ~する noun:

• being on stage when the curtain opens

noun:

• wooden floor; wooden-floored room
• thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board ➜ 板焼き

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

noun:

• current flowing from the open sea towards land ➜ 離岸流【りがんりゅう】

noun:

• worship of the powerful - four character idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

noun:

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

noun:

• the machine industry

noun / ~する noun:

• recommendation to the throne - archaism

noun:

• cowardly, good-for-nothing samurai from the countryside

noun:

• double doors opening from the centre

~の noun:

• double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.)

noun:

• method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

noun:

• having the penis hang out (e.g. no trousers or pants) - also written 振りチン, etc. - slang - vulgar

noun:

• winning hand with the score doubled twice - Mahjong term

noun:

• railway carriage with the air conditioning set to a higher temperature ➜ 弱冷房車【じゃくれいぼうしゃ】

expression:

• along the route (line)