noun:

• the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell - Buddhism term ➜ 三悪趣・三悪【さんあく】

noun:

• aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu - polite language ➜ 揚げ【あげ】

noun:

• study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation)
• English literature; British studies

noun:

• the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state - four character idiom

noun:

• Triple Intervention (diplomatic intervention by Russia, Germany and France over the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki) ➜ 下関条約

noun:

• endpaper (of a book); end-paper
• facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment)
• looking back; triumphing over (a rival) ➜ 見返す

noun:

• method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)

noun:

• a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work - Music term - From Italian

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

noun:

• set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki

noun:

• set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki

noun:

• set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom ➜ 輪廻転生

noun:

• the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)

noun:

• keeping the head cool and feet warm - four character idiom

adverb / ~する noun:

• shrill whistling sound - onomatopoeia
• reddening or brightening slightly
• rush of blood to the head

noun:

• Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters ➜ 昴

noun:

• sleeping in a ship
• sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird)
• restless sleep
• casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite [literal] ➜ 鳶

auxiliary adjective:

• seeming ...; appearing ... - expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay

suffix / adjective:

• -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ... - after a noun, adverb or adjective stem