noun:

• division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner

noun:

• phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite [literal] ➜ 鳶

expression:

• don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Akita ranga; short-lived school of Western-style painting that originated in the Akita feudal domain in the mid Edo period

noun:

• first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year
• initial share price during a public offering

noun:

• yo-yo fishing [literal]; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook

noun:

• Chinese coinage produced during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (used in Japan from the Muromachi period to the early Edo period)

noun:

• porcelain art; artwork involving application of decals, etc. to white porcelain

noun:

• 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months ➜ 上元・中元・下元
• heaven, earth and man
• 1st January; New Year's Day

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• ternary - Chemistry term

noun:

• magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

noun:

• press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)

noun:

• feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism

noun:

• one's view on love; one's philosophy of love

noun:

• trying one's luck; test of one's luck

noun / ~する noun:

• washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice

noun:

• offering of consecrated washed rice

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to form a crowd; to have a crowd of people

noun:

• points of improvement; improved areas
• points needing improvement; problem areas

noun:

• discrimination of right and wrong; distinguishing between right and wrong - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• being young and spirited; being young and full of go - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• being fond of young people ➜ 好き【ずき】
• being popular with young people

expression:

• the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen ➜ けちをつける

noun:

• change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world - obscure term

noun:

• chewing power; chewing strength; bite strength; masticatory strength; strength of mastication