noun:

• sale of one's belongings before returning to one's country; sayonara sale

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

adjectival noun / noun:

• becoming an adult or full-fledged member of (a) society ➜ 一人前

noun:

• spiritual protection of the state - Buddhism term

noun:

• very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar) - four character idiom

noun:

• re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. Jan. 4) ➜ 御用納め

noun:

• possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership - four character idiom

noun:

• silent reading of sutra ➜ 看経
• Amitayurdhyana Sutra - abbreviation ➜ 観無量寿経

noun:

• out of focus; off the point

noun:

• leave of absence; furlough

noun:

• root of the nose

~と adverb:

• sound of a button or switch being pressed - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

noun:

• phalanx (phalange) of the hand
• phalanx (phalange) of the foot ➜ 趾骨

noun:

• one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours) ➜ 五更

adjectival noun / noun:

• strong and full of vigour - archaism ➜ 剛毅

noun:

• Act on Payment of Relief Benefit for Victims, etc. of Crimes Committed by Aum Shinrikyo (2008)

noun:

• tale of adventure

noun:

• curtailment of business operations

noun:

• sense of pressure

noun:

• university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi - Sumo term

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make a political issue of (something)

noun:

• one's view (opinion) of men

noun:

• taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple