noun:

• a period of two days

noun:

• the day after a holiday

noun:

• beginning of an epoch; initial period

expression:

• the source of all kinds of diseases ➜ 万病

noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

noun:

• the remainder of one's life

noun:

• individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland) - slang ➜ ソープランド

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds

noun:

• a capriccio - Music term - From Italian ➜ カプリッチオ

noun:

• right of or to independence

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to work at a profession; to pursue a vocation

noun:

• stack of rice straw; rick; cock

noun / ~する noun:

• placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.) - From English "rank in"

expression / noun:

• eye of a needle - archaism ➜ 針の穴【はりのあな】

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks
• settling scores

noun:

• the ears of the public

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a bid (e.g. at an auction)

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子

noun:

• catalogue of books; catalog of books

noun:

• drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun / ~する noun:

• pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married - four character idiom ➜ 琴瑟相和す

noun:

• ancestor worshipped as a deity

expression / ichidan verb:

• to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha

expression:

• all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing - four character idiom

noun:

• discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile - Mahjong term ➜ 振り込み