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

noun:

• standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
• being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
• high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation - Finance term

noun:

• Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty)
• Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods) ➜ 右大臣

noun:

• catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen - Baseball term
• tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)

adverb:

• without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; without shilly-shallying; straight to the point; getting to the heart of the matter ➜ ずばり
• cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly

noun:

• the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine - Buddhism term ➜ 輪宝・転法輪

noun:

• custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

expression:

• the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long; the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.) ➜ 気を利かせる
• to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings) ➜ 気を利かせる

noun:

• The Yalta Agreement (secret American-British-Soviet agreement wherein the Soviets agreed to attack Japan within three months of the German surrender: Feb. 11, 1945) ➜ ヤルタ会談

noun:

• disguised contracting; fake subcontract; hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits

noun:

• cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

noun:

• tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea
• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

noun:

• the whole world
• the whole country
• society; the public
• supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power
• having one's own way; doing as one pleases

~の noun:

• peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous

noun:

• shogun (Edo period) - archaism

noun:

• the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

noun:

• His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor - abbreviation ➜ 今上天皇【きんじょうてんのう】・今上陛下【きんじょうへいか】

noun:

• His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor ➜ 今上天皇【きんじょうてんのう】

noun:

• His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor

expression:

• to the core; to the bone; to the marrow [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• south face; south side; the south; facing the south
• ascending the throne; ruling

noun:

• sense of the trend of the times; sensitivity to the changing times - four character idiom ➜ 時世感覚

noun:

• Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead) - honorific language - Buddhism term ➜ 閻魔

noun:

• (at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

adjectival noun / noun:

• chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; worldly (esp. in terms of being familiar with the red light district, geishas and actors) - いき is also written as 意気 Antonym: 野暮
• considerate; understanding; sympathetic

noun / adjectival noun:

• essence; the best; the cream ［すい］

expression:

• attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee [literal] - proverb