noun:

• eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent

noun:

• ceremony of releasing captive animals

noun / ~する noun:

• assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva) - Buddhism term

noun:

• masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view

noun:

• kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals - e.g. 林 or 森 - Linguistics term

noun:

• feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction

noun:

• swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season

noun:

• feeling of war-weariness - four character idiom

noun:

• publication of results; announcement of results

noun:

• complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits - four character idiom

noun:

• person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

noun:

• small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt - Food term
• seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid) - Food term

noun:

• lack of evidence; insufficient evidence

noun:

• five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• axiom of Archimedes

expression / adjective:

• out of control; out of hand; unmanageable - idiom

adjectival noun:

• making light of; disregarding ➜ 徒や疎か【あだやおろそか】

noun:

• interference in the domestic affairs of another country - four character idiom

expression:

• one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)

noun:

• art of painting

noun:

• being a jack of all trades and master of none ➜ 螻蛄才

noun:

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

noun:

• game or series of games between the first and second place teams - Sports term

expression:

• a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons [literal] - proverb