noun:

• falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

noun:

• the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫

expression:

• very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

noun:

• single pattern on the entirety of a garment

noun:

• middle-of-the-roaders; neutralists; independents

noun:

• warrior from the eastern parts of Japan - derogatory term - archaism - Kantō dialect
• eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China) ［とうい］

noun:

• fruit grown near the root

expression:

• fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing - idiom

noun:

• shape of the lingering snow on a mountainside ➜ 雪占

noun:

• opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; orchestra seats
• (seat facing) south side of ring - Sumo term

noun:

• burning at the stake

noun:

• on-the-job training

noun:

• rehabilitation facility for the elderly ➜ 老健施設

noun:

• cut of meat comprising the plate and the flank

noun:

• agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future

noun:

• woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.) - honorific language ➜ 院

noun:

• ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)
• first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))

noun:

• the Annunciation

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak - proverb

adverb:

• under the influence of

noun:

• sphincter muscle of the pupil; sphincter pupillae - Anatomy term

expression / adjective:

• holding the attention of the audience ➜ 聴衆を飽かさない【ちょうしゅうをあかさない】

expression / noun:

• the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves) - Ōsaka dialect

noun:

• the four examinations (in Chinese medicine: seeing, hearing, asking, touching) ➜ 四診

expression / noun:

• dream for the future; hopes for the future