noun:

• nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope ➜ 陰陽道・一白【いっぱく】・二黒【じこく】・三碧【さんぺき】・四緑【しろく】・五黄【ごおう】・六白【ろっぱく】・七赤【しちせき】・八白【はっぱく】・九紫【きゅうし】

noun:

• reserve and consideration (to others) - four character idiom

noun:

• endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair - Mahjong term

noun:

• evil spirits of rivers and mountains - four character idiom

noun:

• hard disk recorder

noun / ~する noun:

• dismantling an historic building and reconstructing it elsewhere

auxiliary verb:

• indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish

~の noun / noun:

• tax and service charge included - colloquialism

noun:

• similarities and differences

noun:

• blood and iron; military might

noun:

• trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cook hard

noun:

• zoo and botanical garden

expression:

• this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

noun:

• sesame and salt; gray hair; grey hair

noun:

• hard sectoring - IT term

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• one and only; unique - four character idiom

noun:

• long and abundant moustache

expression:

• children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale - abbreviation - From English "flying get" ➜ フライングゲット

noun:

• store buying and selling metal utensils and tools; hardware store; ironmonger's shop

noun:

• living room and bedroom; bed-sitter

noun:

• "professional name" used by hostesses and geisha