noun:

• while taking a walk

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• three wins in a row

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to go (somewhere) with a purpose

noun / ~する noun:

• re-entry into a country

noun:

• head like a hammer

expression:

• don't lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he's not healthy and might die before he can repay) - archaism - proverb

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

noun:

• Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations) ➜ 音読み

noun:

• type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

noun:

• low fence flanking a gate or entrance

expression:

• a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano - proverb

noun:

• ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)

expression:

• a rolling stone gathers no moss - proverb

noun:

• poverty in spite of having a high income

noun:

• placing a minor under protective detention; imposing a care and custody order

expression / adverbial noun:

• once a year

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

expression / ichidan verb:

• to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

adjectival noun / noun:

• in such a manner; like this

noun / ~する noun:

• for a family line to become extinct
• to die

noun:

• string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

noun:

• crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)

noun:

• a political settlement; settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force) - four character idiom