ichidan verb / transitive:

• to misplace; to put in the wrong place
• to make a mistake in deciding the winner - Sumo term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong ➜ 任侠団体・男伊達

noun:

• full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last - four character idiom

noun:

• view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished - four character idiom

noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger ➜ 双鉤法

noun:

• pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low

noun:

• pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle low

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

• the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

expression:

• slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping - proverb

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight - Shōgi term

noun:

• system that allows for the construction of highways and buildings in the same space

noun:

• the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion) - from 貪欲, 瞋恚 and 愚痴 - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩・三毒

noun:

• paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares)

noun:

• note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale - Music term ➜ 徴【ち】

expression:

• blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator - proverb ➜ 時の氏神【ときのうじがみ】・挨拶

noun:

• Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge ➜ 妻入り

noun / ~の noun:

• ready-made; off the shelf

noun:

• off grounds; outside the premises

noun / ~する noun:

• tonsure; cutting off the hair

adverb:

• confidentially; privately; off the record

~の noun / noun:

• fresh off the farm; inexperienced