noun:

• face of a seal

noun:

• ritual matches held at a shrine - four character idiom - Sumo term

expression:

• one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men - proverb ➜ 万緑一紅

noun:

• have a pass to; have access to - four character idiom

noun:

• middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

noun:

• fate predetermined from a prior existence - Buddhism term

noun:

• needle with a normal eye ➜ 普通孔針

expression:

• being a guest for too long (e.g. of a neighbor)

godan ~る verb:

• to (try to) act like a big-shot

noun:

• neck of a horse

noun:

• slicing a fish down its back

expression:

• no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• outside a port or harbor (harbour)

pronoun:

• a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

noun:

• making use of the surrounding landscape as a part of the design of a garden; natural scenery used as the background in the landscaping of a garden

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
• dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

expression / noun:

• first torii gate of a shrine ➜ 鳥居

noun:

• moving to a market-oriented economy; market-oriented economic reform

~する noun:

• blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water or equalize the pressure - From English "mask blow" ➜ マスククリア

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to play a leading role; to play a central part

noun:

• rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot

noun:

• the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect - obscure term

expression:

• Rome was not built in a day - proverb

noun:

• allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable - Sumo term

noun:

• sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi