noun:

• born of the same mother; kindred spirits

noun:

• chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)

noun:

• local specialty; special product (of a region)

noun:

• otitis interna; inflammation of the inner ear

noun:

• Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan)

noun:

• theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness

noun / ~する noun:

• death of a priest; nirvana; spiritual liberty

noun:

• old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

noun:

• infirm of purpose and lacking in decision - four character idiom

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• half a ri (measure of length); halfway

noun:

• small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings - humble language

expression / noun:

• best medicine; chief of all medicines ➜ 酒は百薬の長【さけはひゃくやくのちょう】
• sake

noun:

• fin (e.g. of a fish)

noun / ~の noun:

• irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity

noun:

• idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

noun:

• term of address for a teacher; Confucius

noun:

• maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings

noun / ~する noun:

• mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

noun / ~する noun:

• distribution (of bread and wine during Communion)

noun:

• branch (of a larger organization); local chapter

noun:

• seventh month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to have a smattering knowledge of

noun / adjectival noun:

• (a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect

noun:

• Sesarmops intermedium (species of grapsoid crab)

noun:

• discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)