noun:

• taxi decorated with anime characters - slang

noun:

• direct style - Linguistics term ➜ 常体

noun:

• unrefined sap of the lacquer tree ➜ 漆樹

expression:

• the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge - proverb

noun:

• wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade ➜ 反台鉋

expression:

• to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing - idiom

noun:

• lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light

noun:

• sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies ➜ 小正月

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
• to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope - idiom

noun:

• small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period) ➜ 和鏡

noun:

• the letter a (in esoteric Buddhism)

expression:

• (on) friendly terms with
• (on) sexually intimate terms with

noun:

• beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

noun:

• in and around the city of Kyoto - four character idiom

noun:

• naked to the waist

noun:

• prying tool used in interior decoration - From English "interior bar"

noun:

• a good time to view the moon (i.e. when it is full) - archaism

noun:

• box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept

noun:

• theatrical performance given in English

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)

noun:

• the large number of temples in Kyoto - four character idiom

noun:

• feudal system of the shogunate and domains

noun:

• direct labor costs; direct labour costs

adverb:

• the same as something was reputed to be

noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage