noun:

• scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather - four character idiom

noun:

• A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kick in or open; to smash through

noun:

• being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself - four character idiom

noun:

• painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell - four character idiom

noun:

• sliced abalone served in cold water ➜ 水貝
• raw shellfish

noun:

• allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)

unclassified:

• voiced repetition mark in hiragana

auxiliary verb:

• used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) - polite language ➜ ます

noun:

• fishing for young anchovy, sardines, etc.

noun:

• daikon pickled in salted rice yeast - Food term

noun:

• built-in greeting - IT term

noun:

• fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

noun:

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR

noun:

• improvement in efficiency

noun:

• crucian carp caught in midwinter - best season for eating them ➜ 鮒

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to play for time; to use delaying tactics

expression:

• not in keeping with the occasion

~の noun:

• for domestic use

noun:

• commission for an exchange

noun:

• in view of the present situation

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be left in the dust of; to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

expression:

• in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

noun:

• round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) - Buddhism term ➜ 布団

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to increase in value; to gain prestige