noun:

• Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt)

expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught) [literal] - proverb - abbreviation ➜ 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む【もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ】

noun:

• Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)

noun:

• Clarke number; abundance of a chemical element in the Earth's crust, as calculated by geochemist Frank Wigglesworth Clarke - Geology term

expression:

• if you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; manjū in the toilet [literal] - proverb ➜ まんじゅう
• hiding something good for oneself alone - idiom

expression:

• even the strong-willed fall into temptation - proverb
• there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it - proverb

expression:

• having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status [literal] - proverb - humorous term

noun:

• the vertical; height
• front-to-back; length
• north-to-south

noun / ~の noun:

• vertical (relationship); hierarchy

noun:

• (weaving) warp ➜ 経糸【たていと】

adverb / ~の noun:

• much more; still more; all the more; more than ever

noun / ~の noun:

• single layer (or storey, etc.)

adverb:

• rather; sooner; preferably - archaism ➜ いっそ

noun:

• rainy season (in Japan from early June to mid-July)
• rain during the rainy season

noun / ~する noun:

• opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open
• opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• going side-by-side; going abreast
• running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

noun / ~の noun:

• past days; bygone days; days of yore; the olden days

~の noun / noun:

• while still alive; during one's lifetime

noun:

• relatives; one's family
• friends; members of the same organization
• followers; henchmen
• one's whole body

noun:

• special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale - From English "time sale"

expression:

• at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to draw (the winning ticket)
• to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position) ➜ 当てはめる

noun:

• shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

noun:

• change of attitude (stance, position)
• lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire

noun:

• execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China) - archaism

noun:

• daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era)

noun:

• contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand

noun:

• glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal ➜ 燠【おき】

noun:

• decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
• hideous face - obscure term