noun:

• law; rule; commandment
• the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses) ➜ モーセ五書

noun / ~する noun:

• evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime

expression:

• what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...

noun:

• tarsus (group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)

noun:

• spring sludge; spring mud (caused by the melting of the snow); (muddy) slush

adjective:

• having the smell of having been dried in the sun
• provincial; rural; unrefined

noun:

• Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)

noun:

• Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century ➜ 南蛮

noun:

• unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern - obscure term - obsolete term - archaism

noun:

• well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends
• pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses
• number sign; hash ➜ 番号記号

noun:

• pornographic pose (spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter 'M')

noun:

• decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi - obscure term ➜ 忘れ緒

noun:

• group of persons working at the imperial court (Yamato period)
• various craftsmen and artisans under the ritsuryo system

noun:

• southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)

noun:

• Tilapia (large genus of cichlid fish in the Cichlidae family endemic to Africa and the Middle East)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
• to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
• to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on an air; to assume an attitude
• to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
• to plan; to scheme

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out
• to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

noun:

• beginning of the year; early in the New Year

noun / ~の noun:

• the other world; world of the dead; netherworld

noun:

• by the end of this week; within the week

expression / noun:

• the Fall of Man (in Christian theology); the Fall

noun:

• landing in the face of the enemy; opposed landing

noun:

• inside the Imperial Palace
• Department of the Imperial Household ➜ 宮内省

noun:

• lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

noun:

• working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)