noun:

• the seven previous incarnations of Buddha - abbreviation ➜ 過去七仏

noun:

• theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher) ➜ 裏方

noun:

• small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku (i.e. on Awaji Island) ➜ 四国八十八箇所

~の noun:

• much the same; nearly equal

noun:

• air check

noun:

• hairdo covering the ears

noun / ~する noun:

• going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith

noun:

• divining the year's crop yields from the shape of lingering snow

expression:

• in the name of justice

expression:

• family members should fall into line with the head of the family even if his taste is a little odd, like wearing a red eboshi, which is ordinarily black - proverb ➜ 烏帽子

noun:

• tears falling onto the sleeve

noun:

• The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE) ➜ 孫子【そんし】

noun:

• station at which the train does not stop

noun:

• the Low Church

expression:

• slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop the opponent by pressing one's head into his chest - Sumo term

expression / adjective:

• holding the attention of the audience

noun:

• the winter sun

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the blame; to cover oneself in mud [literal]

expression:

• red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning - proverb

noun:

• over-the-counter bond - Finance term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet

noun / ~の noun:

• the Carboniferous Period

noun / ~する noun:

• increase in the average age of childbirth