noun:

• passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)

noun:

• the five Ws and one H (who, what, when, where, why and how)

noun:

• having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (yaku) - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 清一色

noun:

• being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

expression:

• blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator - proverb ➜ 時の氏神【ときのうじがみ】・挨拶

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be sensitive to smoke

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to dislike the company of (someone); to consider (someone) a burden or nuisance

noun:

• drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums - Sumo term

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to place an obnoxious person in an out-of-the-way post to be rid of him or her

noun:

• Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) - Buddhism term

noun:

• great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family) - archaism
• crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.) ➜ 八虐

noun:

• bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

noun:

• heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit

adjectival noun / noun:

• dry (esp. as in not wet or as in dry humour)

noun:

• the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch - more emphatic than 気がする

noun:

• half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

noun:

• glass safety film; glass protective film; anti-shattering film for glass

expression:

• Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha - Buddhism term

noun:

• dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)

noun:

• clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)