adverb / ~する noun:

• cool sensation from passing air; cool and refreshing (aftertaste) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• sound of air leaking; sound of a sleeper's breath

noun:

• fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed)
• location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra ［しゅらじょう］ ➜ 阿修羅【あしゅら】・帝釈天【たいしゃくてん】
• difficulties (in a love relationship) ［しゅらば］ - colloquialism
• crunch time (esp. for cartoonists) ［しゅらば］ - colloquialism

noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame [literal] - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame ➜ 閉月羞花・沈魚落雁

expression:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options
• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤を掛ける

expression:

• a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold) - four character idiom

expression:

• a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold - proverb ➜ 春宵一刻

noun:

• middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)

noun:

• Man'yōshū; 8th century anthology of Japanese poetry; Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves [literal]

noun:

• genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive - idiom

adverb / ~と adverb:

• burbling - onomatopoeia
• hollow (sounding) - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / adjectival noun:

• holey; full of holes or dents; lumpy; bumpy

adjectival noun:

• viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly ［ボコボコ・ぼこぼこ］ - colloquialism

adverb / ~と adverb:

• here and there ［ポコポコ・ぽこぽこ］ - onomatopoeia
• (sound of) walking slowly ［ポコポコ・ぽこぽこ］ - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

• sitting outdoors - archaism
• room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion ➜ 寝殿造り
• temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

noun:

• the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
• surroundings ［しほう・よほう］
• many countries; the whole world ［しほう］
• all around; here and there ［よも］
• square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure ［しほう・よほう］
• four sides (of a square)

noun:

• whitefin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albipectoralis, species of Western Pacific tang found on the Great Barrier Reef through the Coral Sea to Tonga)

noun:

• Imperial surname; title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house ➜ 宮家【みやけ】

noun:

• Three Alls Strategy; Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War - 三光 is a ref. to a Chinese phrase meaning 'kill all, burn all, loot all'

noun:

• beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms

noun:

• Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army

noun:

• root (of a plant)
• root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
• root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
• one's true nature
• (fishing) reef

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to board a large ship [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• translation from a foreign language into Japanese - obscure term ➜ 和訳

noun:

• modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject) - abbreviation ➜ 現代国語【げんだいこくご】