noun / ~の noun:

• underwater
• behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

noun:

• the point of a sword; the advance of an army

noun:

• the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings

expression:

• barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house ➜ 御門違い

noun:

• man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart

expression:

• first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

noun:

• confirmation of the referee's decision of the bout outcome - Sumo term

noun:

• The Greater East Asian War; The Pacific War (1941-1945) - sensitive

noun:

• the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms) ➜ 六道

noun:

• Aquarius (11th zodiacal sign); the Water Bearer; the Water Carrier

expression:

• though the woman is weak, the mother is strong - proverb

noun:

• measures for the promotion of; stimulation measure (for the economy)

noun:

• Oban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi ➜ 八将神

noun:

• country bumpkin - archaism ➜ 田舎者
• someone from the same part of the country - archaism

noun:

• last day of the third month of the lunar calendar

adverb:

• on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving

noun:

• moon of the 19th day of the lunar month

noun:

• the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people

noun:

• chanting the title of a sutra (esp. the Lotus Sutra) - Buddhism term ➜ 題目

expression:

• in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand

noun:

• disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night

noun:

• 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar - obscure term

noun:

• worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world

noun / ~する noun:

• joining; joint
• intermediation; acting as an intermediary

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• relaying; taking over

noun:

• middle relief pitcher; middle reliever - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 中継ぎ投手
• pole-shaped item with a join in the middle
• tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body

noun:

• manager; steward; factotum; person next in rank to the chief retainers and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period) ➜ 御用人
• useful person