noun / ~する noun:

• making a fuss

noun:

• Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)

noun:

• praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking

noun:

• rivet on a sword hilt

noun:

• leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

noun:

• during a period; while

noun:

• a (metal) bit

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to compose a poem

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith

noun:

• a tracing

noun:

• visiting a shrine naked in winter

expression:

• family members should fall into line with the head of the family even if his taste is a little odd, like wearing a red eboshi, which is ordinarily black - proverb ➜ 烏帽子

expression:

• a small leak will sink a great ship - proverb

adverb:

• with a clashing or clanging sound - onomatopoeia

noun:

• 35th day after a person's death

noun / ~する noun:

• catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed

expression:

• there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head [literal] - proverb

noun:

• mouthpiece of a telephone

noun:

• interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview - From English "hero interview"

noun:

• a chat over tea

expression:

• Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea - four character idiom

noun:

• carrying a passenger - on a taxi's LED display

noun:

• height from the ground to a building's eaves

noun:

• person who looks after a patient

noun:

• dew that trickles down from a flower - poetical term

noun:

• a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men ➜ 鶏群の一鶴【けいぐんのいっかく】