noun:

• using the Japanese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning)

noun:

• the three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas

noun:

• culture courses for the aged

noun:

• the upper illustration Antonym: 下図【かず】

noun:

• the moon

noun:

• the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms) ➜ 六道

expression / ichidan verb:

• to investigate the facts

noun:

• society for the study of manga
• manga club

noun:

• wedgie (to a girl) i.e. pulling up the underwear from the back, driving it into the vulva - vulgar

noun / ~する noun:

• standing in the way; block the way

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to float in the air
• to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

noun:

• red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit) - Mahjong term ➜ ドラ

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

expression / adjective:

• wet behind the ears; inexperienced; immature

noun:

• on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters

noun:

• the ruled; the governed

noun:

• the Sadducees

noun:

• what the hell are you saying? - Kansai dialect

noun:

• tricks performed with the feet

noun:

• thirty-third of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

suffix / pre-noun adjectival:

• the most . . . of all

noun:

• (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) ➜ 十二律・双調
• fourth lunar month

noun:

• grammatical rule allowing the usage of the continuative form as a conjunction

noun:

• (going) the pure love stories route (in movie making) - four character idiom

noun:

• skill involving the hands; craft