expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be the case that - sentence-ending expressing judgement

noun:

• truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence) - Buddhism term ➜ 三諦

noun / adjectival noun:

• staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord) - four character idiom

noun:

• ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind

expression:

• losing the means of livelihood ➜ 食い上げ

noun:

• inking the outlines of a picture

noun:

• bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits - From English "keep bottle"

expression:

• that in itself; as such

noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear ➜ 臨機応変

noun:

• fan that is no longer needed in autumn

noun:

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

expression:

• in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake - as ...に免じて

noun:

• tree swayed by the wind - obscure term

noun:

• vehicle with body lowered ➜ 車高短

adverb:

• with a clang; with a bang; with a crash

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to share in the benefit

noun:

• shogi game with the superior player playing without the kaku

noun:

• booth or stall in front of a home

noun:

• mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol) - from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740

noun:

• broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top ➜ 茶漬

noun:

• paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa & Amami)

noun:

• the eight directions; the whole land; the whole world

noun:

• Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to march on the capital

noun:

• subjects of the examination