noun:

• fourth division of the night (approx. 1 am to 3 am) - archaism

noun:

• trembling with fear

noun:

• final three bouts of the tournament day - Sumo term

noun:

• using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period) ➜ 百面相
• simple paper mask ➜ 目鬘

noun:

• drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match - Sumo term

noun:

• living in a housing complex

expression:

• taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to enter in an account book

noun:

• the emperor's pleasure

noun:

• compatibility between the pot and the bonsai

noun:

• The Order of the Golden Kite (Japanese military award)

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】

noun:

• the break-even point

noun:

• 1st in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 1st note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• report in detail; formal statement

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god

noun:

• common juniper (Juniperus communis)

noun / ~する noun:

• coming up with an idea; idea

noun:

• in my case; as for me

expression / noun:

• the Seven Deadly Sins

noun:

• castle in the air - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to turn on the light

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to perform the last rites over the deceased
• to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket

noun:

• goods in custody; property in trust