noun:

• building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground

noun:

• building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the lowest ground

auxiliary:

• please - used to make a polite request or demand - polite language ➜ ます
• used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.

godan ~く verb:

• to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is) - colloquialism ➜ 見当がつく

noun:

• stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

expression:

• the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons - proverb

noun:

• metal collar mounted between a sword blade and the hand guard

noun:

• part of a lock that receives the latch; keeper; strike ➜ 掛け金【かけがね】

expression:

• clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer

noun:

• leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

noun:

• fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

noun:

• falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

noun:

• round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais - Buddhism term ➜ 須弥壇

noun:

• Glaucophyta; phylum comprising the glaucophytes (a group of freshwater microscopic algae)

expression:

• if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain - traditional belief - proverb

adjective:

• warm (esp. from the fever of a sick person); hot; stuffy

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover - abbreviation ➜ ジャケット買い【ジャケットがい】

noun:

• festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryo period - archaism

noun:

• nursing; caring for the sick
• deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed

noun:

• A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)

noun:

• engaging the clutch (usu. on a motorcycle) - From English "clutch meet"

noun:

• railway carriage with the air conditioning set to a higher temperature