noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger ➜ 双鉤法

noun:

• the nasal cavity - びくう is used by medical professionals

noun:

• the same occupation; the said occupation

noun:

• unify the nation by force; spread military force under the heavens [literal] - personal seal of Oda Nobunaga from 1567 onward

expression:

• scholarship and swordsmanship are one and the same; the literary and the military are the same path - four character idiom

noun:

• the Sabbath; the Lord's Day

noun:

• the atmosphere

noun:

• Protectorate General to Pacify the West; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE ➜ 都護府

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to suppress the freedom of speech

noun:

• the five festivals (Jan 7th, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th and Sep 9th)

noun:

• young people who sit on the ground or sidewalk (footpath)

expression:

• at the head of an army

noun:

• game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

noun:

• depending on the answer; hinging on the reply - four character idiom

expression:

• the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the apple never falls far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks [literal] - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• the favor of one's ruler (favour)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to economize in the household (economise) - obscure term ➜ 締める【しめる】

noun:

• pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region) ➜ 西国三十三所

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ... - idiom ➜ 轍を踏む

expression / auxiliary verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating the speaker's personal recollection or something they've heard (e.g. "was", "wasn't it?", "is said to have ...", etc.) - archaism

noun:

• United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950) ➜ 琉球列島米国軍政府

noun:

• clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)

noun:

• the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election; children of (Junichiro) Koizumi [literal] - colloquialism ➜ ８３会【はちさんかい】

expression:

• roll on the floor laughing; ROFL; ROTFL - slang ➜ ワロタ・くそ

noun:

• westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox