noun:

• usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.

noun:

• neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers) ➜ 朱子学

noun:

• short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV - From English "eyecatch"

noun:

• tea ceremony performed with tables and chairs (instead of sitting on tatami)

noun:

• slapping the opponent with the open hand - Sumo term

expression:

• walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain [literal] - proverb

noun:

• lussekatt; Scandinavian saffron bun traditionally eaten on St Lucy's Day - From Swedish

particle:

• while - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ つつある
• even though; despite ➜ つつも

noun:

• while in class

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing while reminiscing

noun:

• bowing while sitting

noun / ~する noun:

• studying while working

noun / ~する noun:

• farting while asleep

noun / ~する noun:

• talking while standing - archaism ➜ 立ち話【たちばなし】

noun / ~する noun:

• walking while eating

noun / ~する noun:

• offering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god

noun:

• hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach

noun:

• agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 律令制

noun:

• two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top) ➜ 裳階

ichidan verb:

• to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk - from 尾行する and 付ける

particle:

• by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.) ➜ からして・として・にして・為る
• indicates patient of a causative expression - as 〜をして in modern Japanese
• acts as a connective - after the ren'youkei form of an adjective
• adds emphasis - after an adverb or a particle

conjunction:

• and then ➜ そして

noun / ~の noun:

• number one; first; first place

adverb:

• best; most

noun:

• game; round; bout

adverb:

• as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ➜ 試しに

noun:

• song (e.g. in noh); piece

noun:

• one person - esp. 一人
• alone; unmarried; solitary ［ひとり］ - esp. 独り

expression / adverb:

• anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)

noun:

• Japanese national (esp. one living overseas) ➜ 外人【がいじん】
• fellow countryman