expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

noun:

• side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol (kaiseki cuisine) ➜ 懐石料理

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to sprinkle salt on; to salt

noun:

• the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death) - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents) - archaism

noun:

• the US armed forces

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have one's teeth set on edge
• to get loose teeth

noun:

• the military and civilians

expression / ~よい adjective:

• what's the best thing to do?

noun:

• the Encyclopedists

noun / ~する noun:

• tea offering to the gods

noun / ~する noun:

• carrying on a second line of work

noun:

• (in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp) ➜ 応鐘・十二律

noun:

• sales on credit; dealings on credit; on account - Finance term

noun / ~する noun:

• beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning - four character idiom

noun:

• the Wakatake Variety Theater

noun:

• purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the third month of the lunar calendar - archaism

noun:

• the southern polar stars - Astronomy term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to ask the way

noun:

• the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)

expression:

• at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

noun:

• standing on tiptoes ➜ 爪先立つ

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to lead (a man) around by the nose

noun:

• workers on the job