noun:

• student in a higher grade; upperclassman ➜ 下級生

noun:

• Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

noun:

• stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter
• behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• throwing down multiple objects in succession - onomatopoeia ➜ ドサ
• at once in great numbers

expression:

• in sign of; in proof of

noun:

• sake for moon viewing parties

noun:

• special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

noun:

• savings box; bank; piggy bank

noun:

• fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin - Food term

expression:

• wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion

adverb / ~する noun:

• being in shape; holding a dignified appearance - onomatopoeia

adverb:

• in history

noun:

• specimen prepared on a glass slide for use with a microscope - From German "Präparat"

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to be a willing cats-paw or tool for a person

noun:

• satellite in geosynchronous orbit

noun:

• conduct that is immoral and lacking in common sense - obscure term

noun:

• substitute for a scheduled live broadcast of a sporting event that was rained out - four character idiom

noun:

• Failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term - four character idiom

noun:

• place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction - the へ is pronounced as え in this word - archaism ➜ 方違え・方塞がり

noun:

• landing in the face of the enemy; opposed landing

noun:

• gate for important persons; gate of honor

noun:

• fish sliced open, seasoned with mirin, soy sauce, etc. and dried in the sun

noun:

• portion for two people

noun:

• photograph for passports, ID cards, etc. (usu. 4x3cm)

noun:

• refreshing rain once in ten days