noun:

• beginning of an epoch; initial period

expression:

• the source of all kinds of diseases ➜ 万病

noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

noun:

• the remainder of one's life

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds

noun:

• right of or to independence

noun:

• stack of rice straw; rick; cock

expression / noun:

• eye of a needle - archaism ➜ 針の穴【はりのあな】

noun:

• the ears of the public

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子

noun:

• catalogue of books; catalog of books

noun / ~する noun:

• consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call) ➜ 往診

noun / ~する noun:

• pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married - four character idiom ➜ 琴瑟相和す

expression / ichidan verb:

• to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha

expression:

• all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing - four character idiom

noun:

• scarlet-threaded suit of armor (armour)

noun:

• state of complete self-effacement; trance

noun:

• custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by ➜ 掛かる【かかる】
• to concern; to affect; to involve; to relate to

expression:

• all things are causes of sufferings - Buddhism term ➜ 四法印【しほういん】

noun:

• scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process
• asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) ➜ 露草

noun:

• stand of trees planted to control the movement of sand

noun:

• twenty-sixth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• receiving an imperial decree; obeying an imperial decree

noun:

• world of show business