temporal noun:

• since the creation (of the world); since the dawn of history - four character idiom

noun:

• hair at the temples; hair at the sides of the head

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

expression:

• the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho) - four character idiom

noun:

• The Classic of Poetry; The Book of Songs; The Book of Odes; Shijing; Shih Ching ➜ 五経

proper noun:

• Epistle to the Hebrews (book of the Bible); Letter to the Hebrews; Hebrews ➜ ヘブライ人への手紙

noun:

• night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come - archaism
• night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar - archaism

noun:

• the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period ➜ 摂関

expression:

• Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead) ➜ 閻魔
• (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye

noun:

• 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle (year of the Fire Horse, renowned for disasters and the birth of women destined to kill their husbands)

noun:

• goodwill; intangible assets (part of the acquisition price of a business paid for the name and reputation of the company rather than tangible assets)

expression:

• as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain - four character idiom

expression:

• let bygones be bygones; the past is the past, the present is the present [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 欲界

noun:

• toe-in (alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back)

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• rare; uncommon; unusual ［レア・レアー］
• rare; lightly cooked ［レア・レアー］

noun:

• rhea (bird of family Rheidae)
• Rhea (Greek goddess)
• Rhea (moon of Saturn) ［レア］ - Astronomy term

noun:

• Odontaspididae; family of four species in two genera of lamniform sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks or ragged tooth sharks

noun / ~の noun:

• family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); one's fellows; in-group
• private matters; internal affairs

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

adjectival noun / noun:

• pigeon-toed

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot (fig. only); to start a conversation

noun:

• each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way

expression:

• from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

expression:

• like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the child of a frog is a frog [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971); Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands

expression:

• the style is the man; the style is the man himself - from a quote by Georges-Louis Leclerc - proverb