noun:

• koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills - archaism ➜ 乞巧奠

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大国主命

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

ichidan verb:

• to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

noun:

• bedding; bed - archaism ➜ 枕席

noun / ~する noun:

• to sleep together in the same bed - archaism
• to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow - archaism
• to sleep together using books as a pillow - archaism

expression / noun:

• how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

noun:

• Eighth Route Army; 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom

expression:

• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

expression:

• one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

noun:

• rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

noun:

• congratulatory card or letter sent to the Emperor; congratulatory address

temporal noun:

• on the way back
• when about to go back

noun:

• stand of trees planted to control the movement of sand

adverb / noun:

• occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time

noun:

• being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province) - four character idiom

noun:

• sense of decorum; attention to the common civilities of life - four character idiom

noun:

• the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor - four character idiom

noun:

• pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them