noun:

• Kegon (sect of Buddhism)

noun:

• China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land

noun:

• South China

noun:

• Avatamska sutra

noun:

• Fahrenheit temperature; degrees Fahrenheit

pre-noun adjectival:

• The Great (e.g. in film and book titles); The Grand

noun:

• monument at cemetery entrance

noun:

• North China

noun:

• ideal land; perfect country
• afternoon nap

noun:

• Chinese language ➜ 中国語

noun:

• aristocracy; nobility

adjectival noun / noun:

• dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant
• fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

noun:

• influx of Chinese pop culture (into Japan) - From Chinese "hualiu" ➜ 韓流

noun:

• thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late) [literal] - from 花の金曜日

noun:

• world of ikebana; ikebana circles ➜ 生け花

noun:

• courtesan; prostitute; oiran - archaism - slang

noun:

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

expression / ichidan verb:

• to let someone have the credit for (a success); to let someone else carry the flowers [literal]

noun:

• ethnic Chinese (usually living abroad); overseas Chinese

noun:

• vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper) - Buddhism term

noun:

• special guests

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to seek results, not show; to discard the flower for the fruit [literal] - idiom

noun:

• flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit
• name and reality ［はなみ］
• form and content; appearance and substance ［かじつ］ - esp. in poetry

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to blossom; to flower; to bloom

noun:

• dew that trickles down from a flower - poetical term