expression:

• on the plea of; under the pretext of

noun:

• celebrating in advance; advance blessing (e.g. of crops)

noun:

• person of mixed race; mestizo

noun:

• board of chamberlains

noun:

• instruments of punishment

expression / noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

expression:

• rub of the green

expression / ichidan verb:

• to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly

noun:

• crown of laurel

noun:

• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism

noun:

• registered mail to addressee in person; PD PR - IT term

noun:

• book (etc.) written entirely in kana ➜ 真名本

noun:

• scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather - four character idiom

noun:

• record of information about a Buddhist statue (usu. an inconspicuous inscription on the statue)

noun / adjectival noun:

• being of very robust health - four character idiom

noun:

• appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.
• literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
• face (of a printing type)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kick in or open; to smash through

noun:

• seal of approval

noun:

• being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself - four character idiom

noun:

• book of poems

noun:

• painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell - four character idiom

noun:

• sliced abalone served in cold water ➜ 水貝
• raw shellfish

noun:

• tinkling of jades - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be tired of hearing