noun:

• wrestler waiting his turn by the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• Geneva Conference on Disarmament

noun:

• opening ceremony for the new ring in a stable - Sumo term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

noun:

• phases of the age (times)

noun:

• year on year; on the previous year

expression / adverb:

• at the very beginning; first of all; before anything else; first and foremost

noun:

• service in the second reserve; military reserve force comprised of ex-servicemen

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes [literal] - from the French 'un ange pass' - idiom

noun:

• the same agency; the same office

expression:

• necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb

noun:

• head of the secretariat

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but

noun:

• fourth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• movements for sending young people to the countryside in China (1937, 1957, 1968) ➜ 下放運動【かほううんどう】

noun:

• International Committee of the Red Cross

noun:

• being on stage without respite; going out or being in attendance continuously

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be worth the effort; to be worth the trouble

expression / adverbial noun:

• the other day; a few days ago

noun:

• food offering to the gods

noun:

• mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back ➜ 鸞鳥
• (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp) ［らんけい］ ➜ 夷則・十二律

noun:

• monument to the faithful who died in battle

noun:

• Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort

noun:

• discarding the just-drawn tile ➜ 自摸【ツモ】

noun:

• member of the Imperial family; royalty - four character idiom
• beautiful clouds