noun:

• bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon

noun:

• the whole area

noun:

• hitting all the targets (archery) - Sports term

noun:

• chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor
• ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous ➜ 任侠・侠客

noun:

• announcing the time

noun:

• with the author's compliments

noun:

• inside of the front cover (of book); front end-paper ➜ 見返し【みかえし】

noun:

• survival of the fittest - four character idiom

noun:

• strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried ➜ 割り干し大根

noun:

• bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality

noun:

• name plate on the front of a train, bus, etc.; number plate; rollsign; roll sign - From English "head mark"

noun:

• sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard

noun:

• grammar of the classical literature; classical grammar

noun / ~する noun:

• taking the field first, thus batting second - Baseball term

noun:

• fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

expression / ~の noun:

• the earliest

noun:

• an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased
• a tea infusion; tea and hot water
• tea ceremony ➜ 茶の湯

noun:

• flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased

noun:

• act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy

expression / ichidan verb:

• to ease up the speed

noun / expression:

• in the belly
• in one's heart of hearts

noun:

• coach announcing the winner and winning technique - Sumo term

noun:

• restrictions on the use of colors by ranks of Heian era courtiers - archaism ➜ 許し色・黄丹