noun:

• faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark

noun:

• temple built at the order of the emperor

noun:

• tough on the outside but soft at heart - four character idiom

noun:

• the five passions (anger, joy, hatred, desire and grief)

noun:

• the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly seeing the light; it suddenly dawning upon one - four character idiom ➜ 豁然大悟

noun:

• 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac

expression:

• the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat - proverb ➜ 三十六計

noun:

• direct sale by the producer

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to observe the rules

noun:

• place names used during the Ritsuryo period

noun:

• the public; the world

noun:

• the translation profession

noun:

• the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星
• Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn - Astronomy term ➜ 七曜【しちよう】

noun:

• dissolution of the lower house of parliament

noun:

• the journey before one; distance one has to travel

expression:

• depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

noun:

• break in the rain

noun:

• neighbour to the right

~する noun:

• blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water - From English "mask clear" ➜ マスクブロー

noun:

• Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea) ➜ 竜宮【りゅうぐう】

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal] - obscure term

noun:

• referee officiating at bouts of rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division - Sumo term

noun:

• the path to Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land) - archaism ➜ 涼しき方

noun:

• out of the range of communication