noun / ~の noun:

• back and front; opposition in the heart

suffix / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be doing; to be in the process of doing - with masu stem ➜ つつ

noun:

• Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion

noun:

• tao-tie engraving; figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to bid up; to corner the market

noun:

• Protectorate General; Han- and Tang-period Chinese office established to pacify and control peoples on the frontier (during the Tang period, six major Protectorate Generals were established) ➜ 都護・西域都護府・安東都護府・安南都護府・安西都護府・燕然都護府・単于都護府・北庭都護府

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
• to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

noun:

• Monoceros (constellation); the Unicorn

expression / ichidan verb:

• to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag ➜ 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term

noun:

• battle dust; the tumult of war

noun:

• croque-madame; croque-monsieur with a fried or poached egg - From French ➜ クロックムッシュ

noun:

• butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint

noun:

• ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth - Food term

noun:

• tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission - abbreviation ➜ 税制調査会【ぜいせいちょうさかい】

noun:

• whole work; all of the works

noun:

• Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture

expression:

• right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine - banner used by 14th century samurai Kusunoki Masashige - proverb

noun:

• Charadriidae; family comprising the plovers

proper noun:

• faithful dog Hachiko; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

expression / adverb:

• knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed [literal]

noun:

• namesake; person with the same name

noun / ~する noun:

• warehousing; storing in a warehouse ➜ 蔵出し

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut ➜ 削ぐ