noun:

• wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically)

noun:

• salted entrails of a sea cucumber; salted entrails of a trepang ➜ 海鼠【こ】

noun:

• the instant of birth (rebirth) - Buddhism term ➜ 四有

noun:

• soldier or army dedicated to a righteous cause

expression:

• better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing - idiom

noun:

• whirlpool of political strife

noun:

• six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)

noun:

• the mystery of creation

noun:

• end of quote

noun:

• type of hakama worn in ancient times

noun / adverb:

• long interval of time

adverb:

• sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface - onomatopoeia ➜ ぺたぺた

noun:

• overruling referee's decision of bout outcome - Sumo term

noun:

• a row of training matches with the same opponent - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

noun:

• rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field

expression / ichidan verb:

• to address (direct) a letter to a person

noun:

• Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare ➜ 厚生労働大臣

noun:

• a copy; tracing

noun:

• legendary military invasion of Korea in the 3rd century - obscure term

noun:

• one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach - male language

noun:

• ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow) ➜ 藍摺

noun:

• way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking

noun:

• turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

noun:

• course of study