noun:

• dividing pupils, etc. into groups or classes; streaming schoolchildren according to ability

noun:

• (degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

noun:

• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. - archaism

noun:

• kanji "grass radical" (radical 140) - e.g. top of 艾 ➜ 草冠

noun:

• food cooked by boiling or stewing - Kantō dialect

noun:

• supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)

noun:

• the feel or performance of a pen

noun:

• low table used by speakers, professional storytellers, etc.; lectern

noun:

• as much as one can take or carry away

noun:

• type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

noun:

• good or tireless walker

noun:

• outside Kyoto or the capital ➜ 洛中

noun:

• kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment

noun:

• the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)

noun:

• person of high rank or income

noun:

• children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down

noun:

• neighboring or surrounding country; neighbouring or surrounding country

noun:

• damage by rats or mice

noun:

• OR circuit - IT term

noun:

• shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.) ➜ 木賊板

noun:

• offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)

noun:

• preliminary test or trial; tryout

noun:

• common property or characteristic

noun:

• young lord or master