noun:

• expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence) - four character idiom

noun:

• matched set of four arrows for target shooting

noun:

• splinters of glass; glass shards

noun:

• monk; friar ➜ 修道士

temporal noun:

• the sixth hour of the morning

noun:

• opening of a new theater (theatre)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop in the middle of a sentence

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit

noun:

• close-up of a face

noun:

• salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso

noun:

• promotion of social intercourse

expression / adjective:

• having an expert eye; having a discerning eye ➜ 目の高い

noun:

• end of text; ETX - IT term

noun:

• explanation of a kanji

noun:

• thin strip of bamboo

noun:

• root of a moso bamboo ➜ 孟宗竹

noun:

• declaration of brain death; determination of brain death; diagnosis of brain death

noun:

• mother-of-pearl inlay

noun:

• group of buzzards (etc.) rising in an updraft (before the southward autumn migration)

noun:

• hanging curtain used in place of a wall (Heian period) - archaism ➜ とばり

noun:

• the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple

noun / ~の noun:

• love of animals; animal loving

noun:

• flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books

noun / ~する noun:

• focus of one's attention (on a specific field); commitment to something

noun:

• sense of urgency