noun / ~する noun:

• catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed

expression:

• there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the ruler; sovereign

noun:

• The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

expression:

• under the influence of alcohol

noun:

• across-the-board fall in prices

noun:

• Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge ➜ 妻入り

noun:

• tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese ➜ 呉音【ごおん】・漢音【かんおん】・唐【とう】

noun:

• Respect-for-the-Aged Day Holiday (third Monday in September)

noun:

• thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk

noun:

• 51st of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun / ~する noun:

• increase in the average age of marriage

noun:

• height from the ground to a building's eaves

noun:

• couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.) - obscure term

noun:

• battlefield air interdiction

noun:

• koi carp caught during the cold season ➜ 鯉

noun:

• the (deceased) father of the current emperor

noun:

• Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas - Buddhism term ➜ 両界曼荼羅【りょうかいまんだら】

noun:

• Karaoke on demand - IT term

noun:

• the original

expression / godan ~う verb:

• (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.) - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to punish the wicked

noun:

• the husband of one's elder sister

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; evidence is better than debate [literal]