noun:

• the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors

noun:

• wearing one's hair knotted in the back

noun:

• toilet in a Zen monastery ➜ 東浄

expression:

• the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• port-in; port in

noun:

• senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion - colloquialism ➜ 御局

noun:

• writing in red

noun:

• circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy

expression / adjective:

• bright even in the dark; clearly visible at night

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolated - because shepherd's purse is a weed that often grows in abandoned areas - idiom ➜ ぺんぺん草【ぺんぺんぐさ】

noun:

• name of ancient country located in the modern Fukuoka prefecture

noun:

• words used to describe tempo, dynamics, etc. in music; musical terminology

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to line up points in a speech

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting in half
• painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper - esp. 半折

noun:

• calculating in one's head

noun:

• salad served in a glass, cup, hollowed-out tomato, etc. - From English "cup salad"

noun:

• overlent situation in a bank - From English "overloan"

noun:

• udon noodles in broth (no trimmings) ➜ 素うどん

noun:

• reduction in area of rice under cultivation

noun:

• ozeki-ranked wrester in danger of losing his rank - Sumo term

noun:

• standard length of material used in a kimono

noun:

• order in which songs, etc. are played

noun:

• person born in Hawaii; resident of Hawaii - From English "loco, local"

expression / adverb:

• in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

noun:

• curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry ➜ レトルト