noun:

• Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

noun:

• Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea) ➜ 竜宮【りゅうぐう】

noun:

• form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

noun:

• sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean

noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger ➜ 双鉤法

noun:

• dip (angle that the direction of a compass needle makes with the horizon)

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight - Shōgi term

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

noun:

• note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale - Music term ➜ 徴【ち】

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

noun:

• compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

noun:

• nuclear fission
• karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)

adjectival noun / noun:

• becoming an adult or full-fledged member of (a) society ➜ 一人前

noun / ~する noun:

• adaptation (e.g. of a poem or novel); rewriting; recasting; modification; rehashing - four character idiom

noun:

• first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence

noun:

• allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining

noun:

• uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)

noun:

• maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword - Martial Arts term

noun:

• paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store

noun:

• salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

noun:

• isolated fall of a security or currency in an otherwise strong market

noun:

• client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed

noun:

• a child; one child
• one of several children, especially the son and heir
• one stone (in the game of go) ➜ 一目【いちもく】

noun:

• idea; notion; concept; conception
• sense (e.g. of duty)

noun / ~する noun:

• resignation; preparedness; acceptance
• observation and contemplation; meditation - Buddhism term