noun:

• raging or roaring flames

noun:

• ability to discriminate or discern; (powers of) discrimination or discernment

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

noun:

• joint venture or concern

noun:

• anxious or pained sigh

noun:

• ending a sentence with a noun or noun phrase ➜ 名詞止め

noun:

• pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack

interjection / noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen - letters that open with this usu. end with 敬白, 謹言, or 敬具 - honorific language

noun:

• adding something to or altering a finished work of art; something added or altered in this manner

noun:

• small calendar (or almanac) affixed to a pillar or wall ➜ 綴暦【とじごよみ】

noun:

• this academic subject or field of study; Confucian studies

noun:

• classical or dead languages

noun / ~する noun:

• commuting to nursery school or kindergarten ➜ 通学

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

adjectival noun / noun:

• flat or stone broke

noun / ~する noun:

• adhering or embedding of wear debris in the opposing surface

noun:

• (shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary

noun:

• opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines

noun:

• young lord or prince

noun:

• alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

noun:

• senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

noun:

• custom of tying a large mochi on a toddler's back on his or her first birthday

prefix:

• adds strength or emphasis to verbs - from 掻き ➜ 掻き

noun:

• ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

noun:

• coq d'or - From French