noun:

• first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north) ➜ 九星
• white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch
• surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white

noun:

• college of music; school of music; music college ➜ 音大

noun:

• war experience; experience of war; memories of war

adverb / ~と adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

adverb:

• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

noun:

• loading a horse with passengers or baggage
• driving a horse into a pen
• Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid) - abbreviation ➜ 馬追虫

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty - from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off

noun:

• imperial palace; shrine - honorific language
• Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager
• woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child
• elderly woman of imperial lineage

noun:

• Later Han Dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE) - esp. ごかん
• Later Han Dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE) - esp. こうかん

noun / ~の noun:

• number one; first; first place

adverb:

• best; most

noun:

• game; round; bout

adverb:

• as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ➜ 試しに

noun:

• song (e.g. in noh); piece

adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia
• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia

noun:

• small chrysanthemum
• small low grade piece of japanese paper used as a kettle rest or as a tissue - obscure term
• paper handed as a means of congratulations in a red light district - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• class; order; rank

suffix:

• et cetera; etc.; and the like ➜ 等【など】

prefix:

• equal; iso-

noun / ~の noun:

• black person

noun:

• woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes - archaism ➜ 玄人

noun / ~する noun:

• looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

noun / ~する noun:

• imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck
• second marriage; remarriage

adverb:

• for the time being; at present ➜ 差し当たって

noun:

• hindrance - archaism ➜ 差し障り

noun:

• one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

expression:

• largely the same

noun:

• Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)

noun / ~する noun:

• rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

noun:

• breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a philosophic view
• looking at the long term; farsightedness

noun:

• winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact - Sumo term

expression / noun:

• icing the puck (ice hockey) - Sports term

expression:

• more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race - proverb