noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

expression:

• more generously for the lower-paid

noun:

• the classical period

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale ➜ 型に嵌める【かたにはめる】

noun / ~する noun:

• walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (i.e. children learning to walk)

noun:

• on-side

noun:

• air pocket

noun:

• net of the law; justice

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put on track; to make go to plan ➜ 軌道に乗る
• to put into orbit; to send into orbit

expression / ichidan verb:

• to announce the time

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance

noun:

• the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 易行道

noun:

• helping the lepers - obscure term

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

noun:

• metal frame stairs or ladders found on military and commercial ships - From German "Leiter"

noun:

• on-season; in season; peak season Antonym: オフシーズン

noun:

• clans supposedly descended from the gods

noun:

• Conference/Committee on Data Systems Languages; CODASYL - IT term

~の noun:

• direct from the farm; farm-fresh - abbreviation ➜ 産地直送【さんちちょくそう】

noun:

• the Bunmeikan Theater

noun:

• nineteenth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to hold one's ground
• to stop (doing); to give up

noun:

• limit on maximum power consumption - From English "peak cut"

noun:

• the Seven Continents ➜ 五大州【ごだいしゅう】

noun / ~する noun:

• (people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace - four character idiom