noun:

• aimless attempt; shot in the dark - obscure term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight ➜ 明け残る

noun:

• reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held ➜ 大内裏

expression:

• one's father is more horrifying than any natural disaster; earthquakes, thunder, fires, the old man [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Amphichaetodon; genus of butterflyfishes in the family Chaetodontidae

noun:

• Cervidae; family comprising the deers

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to screw up; to put the screws on (a person)
• to constrict (someone, something)

noun:

• maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.) - four character idiom

expression:

• something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

expression:

• delusion; trick of the imagination ➜ 気迷い

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇

noun:

• radiation genetics; study of the effects of radiation on genes

~と adverb:

• brimming; full to the point of overflowing - onomatopoeia
• loose; baggy ➜ ゆったり・ぶかぶか・だぶだぶ

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• Columbian exchange; widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds

noun:

• partial bath; submerging only part of the body in water

noun:

• mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain
• unfulfilled genius; dormant talent

expression:

• what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...

noun:

• false science; science out of line with the world of thought

adverb:

• conversely; on the contrary

expression / noun:

• ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger

noun:

• head and legs; the body