noun:

• front garden; front yard
• vestibule (of the ear) ［ぜんてい］

noun:

• certified copy; transcript
• official copy of the family register ➜ 戸籍謄本

noun:

• inner moat; moat within the castle walls

noun:

• the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

noun:

• death; the next world

~する noun:

• to pass away; to die

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct - four character idiom

godan ~む verb:

• to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

noun / ~する noun:

• New Year's Eve; end of the year

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping

noun:

• mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat

noun:

• restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration - four character idiom

noun:

• beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun) ➜ めかけ

adjectival noun / noun:

• second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar

adjectival noun / noun:

• long time (since the last time); many days ➜ 久し振り

noun / ~する noun:

• searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• old-fashioned; conservatism; standing evil; the old school; antiquated

noun / ~する noun:

• humbly presenting; respecfully presenting

expression:

• with the author's compliments - when giving a book, etc.

noun:

• Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx) - Buddhism term

prefix:

• hypo- -ous (indicating the lowest oxidation state); hypo- -ite

adverb:

• at first; at the outset; to begin with

noun:

• aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

noun:

• sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)

adverb:

• above all; especially; particularly; all the more

noun:

• Honshu (largest of the four main islands of Japan)

noun:

• full tank; filling up the tank