expression / noun:

• short lesson dealing with one specific point - From English "one-point lesson"

noun:

• common bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); blue whortleberry; European blueberry; bilberry; whortleberry; blueberry ➜ ブルーベリー

noun:

• cutting off the head
• shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

expression:

• the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body - proverb

noun:

• separation from the world

noun:

• common language

expression:

• with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

noun:

• sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper ➜ 山椒【さんしょう】

noun:

• small silver coin of the Edo period

expression:

• the hardest thing of all

noun:

• compensation to the bereaved family

noun:

• the eastern half

expression:

• when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• breaking under the weight of snow

noun:

• the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor ➜ 勅語

noun:

• crow cawing in the morning; crows crying in the morning - obscure term ➜ 明け烏

noun / ~する noun:

• lodging with

noun:

• the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain - four character idiom

noun:

• the same person

noun:

• wine made with grapes affected by noble rot

noun:

• not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• going with; accompanying

expression / adjective:

• fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

noun:

• defeated soldier fleeing the enemy

expression / adverb:

• to the bitter end; to the hilt