expression / godan ~く verb:

• to put one's trust in

noun:

• metal ornament in shape of a woman's breast

noun:

• offering of consecrated rice

noun:

• ritual stomping in unison on the final day of a tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana - Sumo term

noun:

• bowl of rice topped with egg

noun:

• Christian

noun:

• end-of-text - IT term

expression:

• habit of biting one's nails

noun:

• flower arrangement in a built-up style
• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt ［もりばな］ ➜ 盛り塩
• seasonal peak of flowers ［せいか］

noun:

• line of magnetic force

noun:

• garbage in, garbage out - IT term

noun:

• law of equimarginal utility

expression:

• better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond - four character idiom

noun:

• depth of indexing - IT term

noun:

• taking action although it may result in death; acting while being fully prepared to die

expression / noun:

• Battle of Kamakura (Genkō War, 1333); Siege of Kamakura

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun:

• stretch of sunshine (after rain)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback

noun:

• excess of withdrawals over deposits - from 引き揚げ超過 - abbreviation

noun:

• in Kyoto or the capital

noun:

• west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• establishment of a family registry (separate from one's parents')

noun:

• history of diplomacy; history of foreign policy