expression / godan ~る verb:

• to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god

noun / ~する noun:

• the return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor - four character idiom

noun:

• rebels against one's lord and one's parents; rebellious (treacherous) subject; traitor - four character idiom

noun:

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

noun:

• electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies

conjunction:

• because; the reason being - archaism
• while; during

adverb:

• to the extent that; more and more ➜ 程

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

noun:

• miscellaneous recyclable paper; recyclable paper other than old newspapers and carton boxes ➜ 古紙

noun:

• Ogosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)

noun:

• the five skandhas (the five aggregates: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness) - Buddhism term

noun:

• actual and hidden Antonym: 表向き
• inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)

noun:

• the five skandhas (the five aggregates: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness) - archaism - Buddhism term ➜ 五蘊

noun:

• sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

noun:

• Borneo shark (Carcharhinus borneensis, species of requiem shark found in Borneo and China)

noun / ~する noun:

• reciting something and then recording it; recording of something that has been recited - obscure term

noun:

• work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom

noun:

• work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom - obscure term ➜ 猿袴

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively - from the Disney movie Dumbo ➜ 耳がダンボ【みみがダンボ】

noun:

• winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

noun:

• sweetfish sushi; ayu sushi; belly of sweetfish salted, pickled and served on rice

noun:

• Islamic holy books (the Pentateuch, the Book of Psalms, the Gospels and the Koran)

noun:

• black beard
• type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin

particle:

• indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
• indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

conjunction:

• but; however; still; and
• regardless of; whether (or not) - after the volitional form of a verb

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate - four character idiom