noun:

• study or science of literature; a liberal arts department

adverb:

• determining an attitude or response according to the opponent - four character idiom

noun:

• staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together

noun:

• obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice - Buddhism term

noun:

• amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia) - From Portuguese "ama"

noun / ~する noun:

• performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments

noun / ~する noun:

• killing by running over with a car or train

noun:

• money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

noun:

• rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

noun:

• rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.

noun:

• vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce

noun:

• frying or baking something thick (e.g. omelette) ➜ 薄焼き

noun:

• this academic subject or field of study; Confucian studies

noun:

• (approx.) 12 o'clock (am or pm); noon; midnight - archaism

pronoun:

• this or that person; anybody; many people

noun:

• cleaning dirt or sand out of the digestive system

noun:

• official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)

noun:

• official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)

noun:

• directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

noun / adjectival noun:

• varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

• assiduousness; attending diligently to one's study or duties - four character idiom

noun:

• (an ordinary citizen) having no special rank or title - four character idiom

noun:

• a question of whether or not someone should resign - four character idiom