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:

• Immunology Department; Department of Immunology

noun:

• mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse

noun:

• literary history; history of literature

noun:

• Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross

expression / noun:

• brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)

noun:

• attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party

noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly seeing the light; achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden - four character idiom

noun:

• admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition

noun:

• material life; material aspects of life

noun:

• light trading; low volume of transactions

noun:

• Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima

expression / noun:

• place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

noun:

• Monotremata; order of egg-laying mammals

noun:

• DJ police; nickname of riot policeman controlling football supporters

noun:

• Excavata; kingdom of unicellular eukaryotes

noun:

• empty lot; vacant plot of land

noun:

• the last half-year; second half of the year

noun:

• mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China

noun:

• sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries

noun:

• roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes

noun:

• oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi - かんとだき is ksb and かんとに is Nagoya-ben ➜ 御田

expression:

• to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture - proverb

noun:

• depression; angle of dip

noun:

• selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions - four character idiom