noun:

• twenty-first of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• 9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar

noun:

• a drop in the bucket (ocean); a small fraction (of); trifle - four character idiom

noun:

• kami of the three main Kumano shrines ➜ 熊野三所権現

noun:

• in calligraphy, a brush movement where a horizontal line turns sharply downwards

noun:

• picture depicting the everyday life of commoners

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a success in life

noun:

• one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch

noun:

• atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern

noun:

• first adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour) - idiom ➜ 点数を稼ぐ【てんすうをかせぐ】

noun:

• using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow - archaism

expression:

• Life and death are the two faces of the same coin - four character idiom

noun:

• direct submission - IT term

expression:

• killing three birds with one stone - four character idiom ➜ いっせきにちょう

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

noun:

• very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill

noun:

• vents at the hips of a pair of hakama

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to read the situation; to sense the mood

noun:

• the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state - four character idiom

noun:

• boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish) - Food term

noun:

• driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving ➜ 右側通行

noun:

• the Five Continents

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

noun:

• young women completely outfitted in Chanel clothing and accessories - From English "Chaneler"