noun:

• solution of a riddle

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to board a ship

noun:

• inside of a chamber

noun:

• intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul - four character idiom

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

noun:

• a notice

noun:

• (following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach) - four character idiom

noun:

• purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp) - etym: toad's mouth ➜ 財布

godan ~る verb:

• to go to a karaoke bar - slang

noun / adverbial noun:

• (with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword - four character idiom

noun:

• accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women

noun:

• Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) ➜ 巫女【みこ】

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to build oneself a hermitage

noun:

• period during which monks may go into a summer retreat - Buddhism term ➜ 夏安居

noun:

• stealing a ride; stolen ride

noun / ~の noun:

• A-line (skirt, dress)

noun:

• twilight tolling of a bell

expression / adjectival noun:

• seeming to have a problem, issue, etc. ➜ 気【げ】・訳あり【わけあり】

noun:

• triangular frame of a thatched roof ➜ 合掌【がっしょう】

noun:

• the right to submit a bill (draft law) to parliament

expression / noun:

• going on a date while wearing a school uniform

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cast a shadow - literal or figurative

noun:

• one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters) - Buddhism term ➜ 六知事

noun:

• lifting of a gold embargo