noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"; "pa" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun / ~する noun:

• being the runner-up; finishing second - sometimes written as "準V" - Sports term

noun:

• the first ...; primary

expression / noun:

• how to get along in the world; how to get on in life; how to swim [literal] ➜ 遊泳【ゆうえい】

adjective:

• over-the-top; thick; rich; heavy

noun:

• being tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave - four character idiom

noun:

• evading the draft

noun:

• The Lapland War (between Finland and Germany 1944-1945)

noun / ~する noun:

• adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)

noun:

• the three players other than oneself - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrest the culprit

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to complain of the heat; to feel the heat

noun:

• the following table

noun:

• houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; twisted parliament [literal]

noun:

• the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost

noun:

• golf pro sponsored by the tournament host - From English "host pro"

noun:

• the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children - Shintō term

noun:

• the same newspaper

expression / adjective:

• bad for the eyes

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

noun:

• rays of the setting sun - obscure term

expression:

• take the opportunity to (do something else) ➜ 物の序で

noun:

• people living in the country; people living inland; Japanese in Japan proper; people living on Honshu

noun:

• style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho) ➜ 天明・蕉風
• style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo) ➜ 狂歌