noun:

• series of holidays with one or two workdays in between - four character idiom

noun:

• match held in front of the Emperor - Sumo term

noun:

• plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes

noun:

• trouble caused by a slip of the tongue

noun:

• middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades) ➜ 低学年・高学年

noun:

• Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872) - obsolete term

noun:

• decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi ➜ 小紐

noun:

• appearance of a Buddhist priest ➜ 俗体

noun:

• (Japanese) system of lifetime employment

noun / ~する noun:

• collection of freight ➜ 集荷

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

noun:

• letter of intent

noun:

• enjoyment of spring; interest in spring

noun / ~する noun:

• opening or unsealing of bids

noun:

• master of the tea ceremony
• person with eccentric tastes

noun:

• art of tanka poetry

noun:

• riot of cherry blossoms - four character idiom

noun:

• superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea - four character idiom

noun:

• shades of evening; dead of night ➜ 夜陰に乗じて

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

noun:

• first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
• first menstruation ［はつはな］
• woman who has just reached adulthood ［はつはな］

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• of uneven heights or lengths

noun:

• Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm

noun:

• ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

noun:

• King of Na gold seal (National Treasure of Japan)