noun:

• the labium; labia

noun:

• first ring-entering ceremony of the newly promoted grand champion, performed at Meiji shrine

expression:

• mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)

noun:

• meeting to show respect for the aged

noun / ~の noun:

• (not) in the least; (not) a bit - obscure term

noun:

• round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go through the motions; to do something for form's sake

noun / ~する noun:

• buying by the carton (e.g. cigarettes, trading cards, etc.) - colloquialism

expression:

• slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); the Siberian Expedition

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

noun:

• governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines

noun:

• the people; multitude; masses

noun:

• omnibus term for the names of cities, wards, towns or villages

noun / ~する noun:

• on-the-spot (report); eyewitness (report)

noun:

• regent to the shogunate

noun:

• flower fastened in the hair

noun:

• ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb

expression:

• The consensus of opinion is that ...; It is widely agreed (admitted) that ... - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• rainy spells just before the rainy season

~の noun:

• towards the Soviet Union; with the Soviet Union

noun:

• root of the tongue

noun:

• second star of the evening

noun:

• 58th year of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• tears on the sleeves (of one's kimono); "weeping copiously" [figurative] - lit., e.g. in 源氏物語