noun:

• difference between the sexes; sexual difference

noun:

• the Imperial Army; heaven-send army

noun:

• the court; palace circles; palace floor

adverb:

• like; as if; the same as ➜ 如し

noun:

• famous haiku poet; the poet Basho

expression / temporal noun:

• another day; the next day

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• the old year; last year

noun / suffix:

• like; as if; the same as ➜ 如し・の様に【のように】

noun:

• the year following an inauspicious year ➜ 厄年

noun / ~する noun:

• setting a place; setting the table

noun:

• the present amount; amount on hand

noun:

• school for the handicapped; special school

noun:

• school for the handicapped; special school

noun:

• fool; nitwit
• The Fool (Tarot card)

godan ~く verb:

• to fight to the bitter end

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to enjoy oneself to the full

expression / ichidan verb:

• to wring the neck; to strangle

expression / noun:

• bygones; the past; past event

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sell out to the masses

noun:

• life as evanescent as the dew

adjective:

• abnormal; not the rule; not customary ➜ 普通ではない

adjective:

• abnormal; not the rule; not customary ➜ 普通でない

noun:

• background research; research into the period - four character idiom

noun:

• office (e.g. the Oval Office)

noun / ~する noun:

• round-the-world trip; world cruise