noun:

• the elite (class) - humorous term - colloquialism

noun:

• the past

noun:

• winter plum tree with reddish blossoms

noun:

• closing the legs; keeping the legs together (in gymnastics) Antonym: 開脚【かいきゃく】

noun:

• grandfather of the emperor - archaism - obscure term

noun:

• coin of the smallest value; poorly-minted coin

noun:

• all the worldly (mundane) matters; everything in this world - four character idiom

noun:

• congratulatory card or letter sent to the Emperor; congratulatory address

noun:

• celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child ➜ 五十日【いか】

noun:

• guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) - Buddhism term ➜ 三宝
• three-person saddle

noun:

• bottom of the sleeve - archaism
• height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
• secret; secret bribe ➜ 袖の下

noun:

• direct free kick (soccer) - Sports term

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched ➜ じいんと

noun:

• small ancient mirror tied with a cord Antonym: 柄鏡

adverb:

• for the benefit of both parties

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a surreptitious sexual relationship with; to have an illicit love affair with

noun:

• sneak in

noun:

• belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter - four character idiom

noun:

• shades of the dead

noun:

• common rue (Ruta graveolens) ➜ ヘンルーダ

expression / noun:

• the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic

noun:

• lining of the collar

noun:

• Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972)

noun / ~する noun:

• adjourning the Diet or an assembly

noun:

• aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement ➜ 閑寂枯淡