expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated - idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to wrap in wafer paper [literal] - idiom

noun:

• the person himself

noun:

• Edo-period Shinto sect dedicated to the worship of Mt. Fuji

noun:

• all-encompassing mercy of the Buddha - Buddhism term

expression / noun:

• base of the tongue; root of the tongue ➜ 舌の根の乾かぬうち

noun:

• first seven days of the year ➜ 小正月

noun / ~の noun:

• widely-read with a remarkable retentive memory - four character idiom

noun:

• wraparound retaining straps worn with the old ski cable bindings - From German

noun / ~する noun:

• living in the present

noun:

• subserviency to the stronger

noun:

• soup with fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, sweet potatoes and daikon flavored with salt or soy sauce and thickened with potato starch

noun:

• impression of a seal over the joint of two papers; tally

noun:

• housing for the elderly with home-care services provided - abbreviation ➜ サービス付き高齢者向け住宅【サービスつきこうれいしゃむけじゅうたく】

ichidan verb:

• to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble ➜ ケチを付ける

noun:

• the Annunciation - obscure term ➜ 受胎告知

noun:

• the Nihilists

noun:

• the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - abbreviation - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星

noun:

• the thirty guardian deities (a different one for each day)

noun:

• Medal with Yellow Ribbon (outstanding service)

noun:

• the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects) ➜ 七賢人
• Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove ➜ 竹林の七賢

noun:

• direct Imperial rule

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey - four character idiom

expression:

• you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too

noun:

• car with the body lowered; lowrider ➜ シャコタン