noun:

• letter dropped in the road; Japanese insect

noun:

• novels or plays about the merchant class

noun:

• port at the mouth of a river

noun:

• wide turn; detour; the long way around

noun:

• the pain of separation from loved ones - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• line of spears held at the ready

noun:

• person killed in action; the war dead

noun / ~する noun:

• death from disease contracted at the front

noun:

• sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen

noun:

• tournament other than the six major tournaments - Sumo term

noun:

• otitis externa; inflammation of the outer ear

noun:

• wood alcohol; the spirit of a tree

noun:

• festival marking the start of boating season

~の noun:

• suited to the occasion; expedient; ad hoc

noun / ~する noun:

• setting sail; leaving the shore, dock, etc.

~の noun / noun:

• the very best; elite

noun:

• meeting to show respect for the aged

noun:

• Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

noun:

• cushion worn round the waist for warmth

noun / ~の noun:

• red hair
• Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch) - obsolete term ➜ 紅毛人

noun:

• small silver coin of the Edo period

noun:

• finest example; the best (of)
• white eyebrows - orig. meaning

noun:

• Apus (constellation); the Bird-of-Paradise - Astronomy term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bid up the price of

expression:

• the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord