noun:

• public official stationed outside the capital (under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 内官

noun:

• everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

noun:

• the second ...

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to (metaphorically) open the door (to)

noun:

• over the counter sales (often of financial packages) - abbreviation ➜ 窓口販売

expression:

• (villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; badgers of the same hole [literal] - idiom

auxiliary verb:

• used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) - polite language ➜ ませ
• used to indicate respect for those affected by the action - archaism - humble language

noun / ~の noun:

• the pick; the choice

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be to the point

noun:

• the lust for money

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to weep the night out; to weep all night

expression:

• the school year

noun:

• mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become a thing of the past

noun:

• the year of the Dragon

noun:

• quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• place by the sea ➜ 山手【やまて】

noun:

• 34th of the sexagenary cycle; thirty-fourth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

expression:

• cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)

noun:

• Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)

noun:

• high waves which rise during the dog days of summer

noun:

• half the face ➜ 半面【はんめん】

expression:

• having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status [literal] - proverb - humorous term

noun:

• The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you") ➜ 金科玉条

noun:

• the feelings of the people