noun:

• six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning) - Buddhism term

noun:

• on-the-sea ballot (votes cast in a federal election by ships' crewmen and sent by fax)

noun:

• arm-barring force out; locking arms around an opponent and pushing him out of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)

noun:

• manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour) - abbreviation ➜ 漫画喫茶

noun:

• Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939); German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's flowers are redder [literal] - proverb

noun:

• cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.

noun:

• Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)

noun:

• deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables (usu. pork and negi) - Food term

noun:

• talented man and a beautiful woman; well-matched pair; wit and beauty - four character idiom

noun:

• good appetite and pleasant sleep; enjoying one's food and sleeping well - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• (an explanation, advice, etc. being) kind, careful, and thorough; thoughtful and scrupulous - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun:

• chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

noun:

• apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen ➜ ＤＫ【ディーケー】

noun:

• formality; social rules
• social status; social standing
• amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo) - usu. きゃくしき - archaism ➜ 律令

noun:

• mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers)
• landscape picture ［さんすい］ - abbreviation ➜ 山水画
• mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain
• garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond ［さんすい］ ➜ 築山

noun:

• Bon Festival - esp. 精霊会 ➜ 盂蘭盆
• Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Shotoku Taishi (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar) - esp. 聖霊会

noun / ~する noun:

• heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse - four character idiom

noun:

• miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子棚
• (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors ➜ 厨子甕

noun:

• gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack)
• Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) ➜ 真鱈【まだら】