expression:

• in one's element

noun / ~する noun:

• reporting to the emperor

noun:

• Lead-In - IT term

ichidan verb:

• to be lacking in options; to be too few ➜ 多過ぎる

noun:

• the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells - four character idiom

noun:

• gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• many flowers blooming in profusion; a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements - four character idiom

noun:

• denominated in euros

noun:

• abolition of the death penalty; abolition of capital punishment

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back - onomatopoeia
• action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head - onomatopoeia

noun:

• the noonday meal

noun:

• someone with superior education

noun:

• abuses of the times

ichidan verb:

• to fail in making

noun:

• theme of the Imperial Poetry Contest

noun:

• the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927) ➜ 紀元節・四方拝・天長節

noun:

• eating on the sly

noun:

• fish, shellfish, etc. boiled in salted water

noun:

• very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division - Sumo term ➜ 付出し

noun:

• the leading hitter

expression:

• 10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone - Sumo term

noun:

• playing the koto

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• boil in water

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

noun:

• the instruction of a teacher