noun:

• grounds of a Shinto shrine
• enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods

~する verb (irregular) / transitive:

• to do by the use of

noun:

• fleeting nature of riches and honour (honor) - four character idiom

noun:

• bodily injury caused by negligence in the conduct of business; accidental infliction of injury in the conduct of business - Law term

noun:

• twenty-first of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• ball of mud; dirt ball

noun:

• gods of heaven and earth - four character idiom

noun:

• kami of the three main Kumano shrines ➜ 熊野三所権現

noun:

• picture depicting the everyday life of commoners

expression:

• A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman - four character idiom

noun:

• one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch

noun:

• priority of fires

noun:

• beginning of spring
• first month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term

noun:

• sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west) ➜ 九星

noun:

• first adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)

noun:

• yakuza coat of arms

noun:

• using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow - archaism

noun:

• rear part of saddle; cantle

expression:

• Life and death are the two faces of the same coin - four character idiom

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

noun:

• very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill

noun:

• vents at the hips of a pair of hakama

noun:

• involvement of peer groups (Quality Assurance term)
• application to similar products
• grassroots (organization, development, movement)

noun:

• driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving ➜ 右側通行

noun:

• House of Councillors election; upper house election - abbreviation ➜ 参議院選挙