noun:

• organs of the state; machinery of the state

expression:

• better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't [literal] - proverb ➜ 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

expression:

• you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake - proverb

noun:

• peak of the arch of an eyebrow

noun:

• accessory after the fact

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 孟母三遷の教え【もうぼさんせんのおしえ】

noun:

• the four tones in old Chinese phonetics

noun:

• (debate over) the problem of universals

ichidan verb:

• to get close to the time

noun / ~の noun:

• the establishment

noun:

• 46th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• the stage; theatrical world

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

expression:

• when you get to the destination

noun:

• to stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing ➜ 鼓腹撃壌
• ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing

noun:

• ten spiritual realms - Buddhism term

noun:

• three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game) - four character idiom

noun:

• Ark of the Lord

noun:

• treating somebody to one delicious meal after the other

noun:

• stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork

expression:

• three times a week

noun:

• the laws of nature and humanity - four character idiom

noun:

• government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings - often used to criticise wasteful spending

noun:

• the five Confucian filial-piety relationships

noun:

• strong independent Japanese woman from the Kochi area - Tosa dialect