noun:

• night before the full moon; 14th day of the lunar calendar ➜ 望月

noun:

• faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark

noun:

• sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard

noun:

• public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)

noun:

• Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)

expression / adverb:

• in the same breath; hardly had the words been said ➜ 舌の根も乾かぬうち【したのねもかわかぬうち】

expression / adverb:

• in the same breath; hardly had the words been said ➜ 舌の根の乾かぬうち【したのねのかわかぬうち】

noun:

• hotel in the center of the city - From English "city hotel"

noun:

• shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki as of the highest rank ➜ 延喜式【えんぎしき】

expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat ➜ 何かと言うと

noun:

• predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back); to get into trouble
• to warp one's mouth

noun:

• draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window
• cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に着せる

noun / ~の noun:

• the earth; the globe

noun:

• the deceased; the departed

noun:

• the throne; the crown

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• the lowest; the worst

noun:

• the people; the public

noun:

• the world; the universe - four character idiom

noun:

• the public; the world

noun:

• the foregoing; the forgoing

noun:

• the world; the public

noun:

• the Occident; the West