expression, wording, way of speaking

wordplay

tongue-twister

Kyoto dialect

(Japanese grammar) dropping the ら (ra) in the potential form of verbs formed with られる (-rareru)

Alternative spelling of 枕詞 (makura kotoba): an epithet; introductory words; a pillow talk

sixty-six, 66

kill two birds with one stone, do one task and finish two or more goals (literally, “one stone, two birds”)

an architectural structural element used in wooded temples that joins pillars and columns to the frame of a roof; used to shift the upper weight to pillar

a male given name