expression / adjective:

• feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed
• sick with worry

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look

noun:

• the people of all nations

noun:

• the southern ocean

noun:

• the laws of nature and humanity - four character idiom

expression:

• the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

noun:

• Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street - obscure term

noun:

• The Eight Greater Hells - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room
• cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom
• metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 火鉢

noun:

• drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)

noun:

• main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu

noun:

• leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

noun:

• the way of karate; karate

noun:

• establishing the identity of a witness

adverbial noun / noun:

• within the next couple of days; in a day or two - four character idiom

noun:

• extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture) - obscure term ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• first ski of the season; first ski run

noun:

• music in the Korean court

noun:

• person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

noun:

• the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.) ➜ 文学

expression / noun:

• the coming year

noun:

• land of the barbarians

noun:

• road through the middle; middle road

noun:

• powder for cleaning the hair; powder shampoo

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far ➜ 抜群