noun:

• salvation by faith in Amitabha - four character idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 阿弥陀
• relying upon others for attaining one's own objective - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to be in a slump - from 閑古鳥が鳴く ➜ 閑古鳥が鳴く【かんこどりがなく】

noun:

• lacking in prudence; lacking in judgement

noun:

• taking the extrance exams of multiple schools

noun:

• the feeling between (new) lovers

noun:

• buying the services of a prostitute; whoring ➜ 傾城買い

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be enveloped in mist ➜ 霧に包まれる

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

noun:

• fired earthenware vessel used by the emperor to clean his hands - archaism

expression:

• fair words fill not the belly; food before romance - proverb

noun:

• ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern

noun:

• the present regime; the existing regime

noun:

• common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

noun:

• the Grand Shrines of Ise

noun:

• the price of fame; noblesse oblige

noun:

• Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term

noun / ~の noun:

• sudden, wide-spread drop in prices - four character idiom

noun:

• financial contributions to the UN made by member-nations

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a talk with

noun:

• in the ministry; in the department

noun:

• putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself - idiom

expression / ~の noun:

• with three meals served

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• in no hurry; nonessential (industry)

noun:

• style current in the capital