expression:

• speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear [literal] - proverb

noun:

• (expressed as) the ratios of whole numbers

noun:

• Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

expression / adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• in the same manner as before; the same as always

noun:

• the death of Shakyamuni Buddha - Buddhism term
• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 仏涅槃忌

expression:

• slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres - four character idiom

noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

noun:

• senior grade of the third court rank

noun:

• the front of a building; facade

noun:

• Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945)

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of the verb "kuru" - abbreviation ➜ カ行変格活用

noun:

• reaching over the net (volleyball, etc.) - From English "over net"

noun:

• land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60% - archaism - four character idiom

expression:

• the customer is always right; the customer is king

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

noun:

• third division of the night (approx. 11 pm to 1 am) - archaism

noun:

• ritual stamping in the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• lineup; appearance together

noun:

• penultimate bout of the tournament day - Sumo term

expression:

• the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

noun:

• warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

expression:

• there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted; squeezing your buttocks after you have farted [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the emperor's personal inspection

expression:

• the busier you are, the better you work - proverb
• the more, the better - proverb

noun:

• The Greater East Asian War; The Pacific War (1941-1945) - sensitive