noun:

• main or important road
• influential or important position; the authorities

noun:

• soot on the bottom of a pot or pan

noun:

• set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki

noun:

• enemy attack or raid

particle / conjunction:

• conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason ➜ ので

noun:

• (railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem
• countermeasure program (policy)

expression:

• woman who has lost a man's affection or interest (as does a fan when summer turns to autumn)

expression:

• for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

noun:

• child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

noun:

• dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried - Food term

noun:

• cupboard or chest for tea implements

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not

noun:

• thin or light silk; sheer silk
• veil (mystery)

noun:

• Buddhist temple

noun:

• gain or loss; victory or defeat

noun:

• mutual aid or credit finance company

noun:

• scholarship student sent by government office or business

noun:

• major or minor injuries

noun:

• one's underlying motives or true intentions

expression:

• bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited - proverb - Buddhism term

noun:

• adding a product line or department to improve a store's performance - From English "line robbing"

noun:

• hotel or lodging house tout

noun:

• bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks

noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ... - salutation of a formal letter of response

expression:

• whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events