expression:

• great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood; a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people - from Mencius - proverb

~の noun / ~する noun:

• epiphytic; designating a non-parasitic plant that grows on other plants ➜ 着生植物

noun:

• full impact; packing a punch - four character idiom

expression:

• the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100 [literal]

expression:

• in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

noun:

• red beard; person with a red beard ［あかひげ］
• Westerner ［あかひげ］ - derogatory term
• Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)

adverb:

• soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log - onomatopoeia

noun:

• humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy ➜ 謙譲語Ｉ

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

noun:

• edge of town; outskirts of a village

expression:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lose one's means of livelihood; to become unable to earn a living

noun:

• treetop; tip of a branch ➜ 梢

expression:

• wooing technique; the way to a man's (woman's) heart

noun:

• reservoir; lake formed by a dam

noun:

• company management; managing a company

noun:

• telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)

noun / ~する noun:

• bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look on enviously while doing nothing; to look on with a finger in one's mouth [literal] - often 〜て見る

noun:

• whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain
• one mountain - orig. meaning ➜ 一山【ひとやま】

noun:

• strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose

noun:

• dining table; a dish (type of food)

noun:

• clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet

noun:

• sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth) ➜ 炬燵

noun:

• one's child; a child one has brought into the world
• descendant - archaism