expression:

• there is little to choose between the two; they're both about the same - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court

noun:

• sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates - four character idiom

noun:

• Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area

noun:

• pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low

noun:

• pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle low

noun:

• name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition - obsolete term - derogatory term

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

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

noun:

• Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia) ➜ 三種の神器

noun:

• dip (angle that the direction of a compass needle makes with the horizon)

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)

noun:

• finishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall; (similar to) skirting, baseboards

noun:

• over-the-counter drug; medication bought directly from the drugstore without a prescription ➜ 売薬

noun:

• the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion) - from 貪欲, 瞋恚 and 愚痴 - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩・三毒

noun:

• paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares)

noun:

• scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process
• asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) ➜ 露草

auxiliary verb:

• indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

noun:

• generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward) ➜ ゆとり教育【ゆとりきょういく】

noun:

• note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale - Music term ➜ 徴【ち】

noun:

• Brexit; withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union