noun:

• the national economy

expression / ichidan verb:

• to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

noun:

• type of conical hat that covers the whole head (used by Komuso monks) ➜ 笠・虚無僧

noun:

• monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification

noun:

• grass-blade patterns in crystal

noun:

• the Maori ➜ マオリ族

noun:

• the very same person - four character idiom

noun:

• responsibility for the consequences; absolute liability; moral responsibility; answerability

noun:

• deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko) ➜ 渡来

noun:

• thirteenth day of the month
• thirteen days

noun:

• the old town

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be coupled with; to be combined with ➜ 相まって

yodan ~つ verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to await - archaism

noun:

• arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line

noun / ~する noun:

• return of the Emperor (from a visit)
• return of a shintai to its shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stimulate interest in; to raise awareness of ➜ 関心が高まる

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to descend the rapids

noun:

• the fourth estate; the proletariat

noun:

• a person whose services are at the disposal of another

noun:

• stationed in France; resident to France (e.g. of Ambassadors, etc.)

noun:

• salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment ➜ 私選

expression:

• between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire - idiom ➜ 前門の虎後門の狼【ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ】

noun:

• branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering) - Shintō term
• sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica) ➜ 榊

expression:

• be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth - from Genesis 1:28 - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group - four character idiom