expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - proverb

noun:

• miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子棚
• (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors ➜ 厨子甕

noun:

• the last train or bus (of a day)

noun:

• the power of Buddha

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned

noun:

• two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman) - archaism

~の noun:

• covered with soil (of vegetables, etc.)

noun:

• third in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; third note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)

noun:

• rank of the emperor; the imperial throne ➜ 皇位

noun:

• goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple - Buddhism term

noun:

• deficit in long-term capital

noun:

• rubbing in a vinegar, etc. dressing - Food term ➜ 揉む【もむ】

noun:

• lady-in-waiting

adverb:

• all the more

expression:

• to be in a state of confusion

noun:

• kinsman of the third degree (of consanguinity)

noun:

• grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat) - Food term

noun:

• special tile that doubles the score of any hand - Mahjong term

noun:

• the Building Standards Act

noun:

• the deceased

noun:

• killing a passerby in order to test a new sword

noun:

• persons of the same age

noun:

• room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow) ➜ 襖【ふすま】・障子

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in a mess; to have things scattered here and there

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with