noun:

• a doctrinaire

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer

noun:

• child who attended a temple school - abbreviation ➜ 寺子屋

noun / ~する noun:

• pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent)

noun:

• (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack

noun:

• the midst of a campaign

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to assume a new surname

expression:

• like a decent person; human

noun:

• checking the colors on a colored proof (colour) - abbreviation

expression / ichidan verb:

• to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match - Sumo term

noun:

• accident at a nuclear power generation plant; nuclear accident

noun:

• someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail - pun on かたつむり - colloquialism ➜ こたつ

noun:

• display of a champion in the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

expression:

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money - slang - abbreviation ➜ 鴨がねぎを背負って来る
• double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun:

• king who is a father

noun:

• cooking a fish inside a salt crust - Food term

expression:

• (wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants

noun:

• regular respondent to a periodical or radio program - slang

noun:

• thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 孟母三遷の教え【もうぼさんせんのおしえ】

noun:

• worker with a fixed term contract of employment

noun:

• copy of a registration certificate; certified copy of register

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を破る

noun:

• sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup