noun / ~の noun:

• frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism
• first-time guest in a red-light district

noun:

• (articles) imported to Japan by early European traders - four character idiom

~の noun:

• imported (transmitted) from China

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• overnight; since last night

noun:

• your visit

expression:

• The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for) - four character idiom

temporal noun:

• from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial - four character idiom

temporal noun:

• for some time

noun / ~の noun:

• near future

adverb:

• since a little while ago

noun:

• short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)

noun / ~の noun:

• heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• since our last meeting; since we parted - four character idiom

expression:

• good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile - from Chinese 打開笑門福自來 - four character idiom ➜ 笑う門には福来る

noun:

• rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds

~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented - four character idiom

noun:

• five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas - Buddhism term

expression / adverb:

• since that time; since then; from that point (on)

noun:

• flood of customers; (doing a) roaring business - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• newcomer

expression:

• for as long as one can remember

noun / ~する noun:

• returning

noun:

• onset; outbreak - Medicine term

noun:

• advent of a golden opportunity - four character idiom

expression / adverbial noun:

• since then; from that time; ever since