expression / noun:

• long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be caught in an evening shower

noun:

• part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• copying in entirety (verbatim)

expression:

• when in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb ➜ 郷に入っては郷に従え

expression:

• for the present; for the time being

noun:

• work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

noun:

• day of the ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter) ➜ 土用の丑の日

noun:

• pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)

expression:

• in that manner; like that

noun / ~の noun:

• being on the ropes; losing ground

noun:

• seeking rebirth in the Pure Land - four character idiom

noun:

• the four kalpa (formation, existence, destruction, nothingness) - Buddhism term ➜ 劫

noun:

• cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

expression:

• more generously for the lower-paid

~と adverb:

• with a click - onomatopoeia

noun:

• word form used in literary language

noun:

• the classical period

noun:

• transaction with repurchase agreement

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale ➜ 型に嵌める【かたにはめる】

noun:

• seaweed used in making salt; anthology

noun:

• add-in software - IT term

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a bang - onomatopoeia

noun:

• net of the law; justice

noun:

• direct delivery