noun:

• 12th anniversary of one's death

noun:

• 16th anniversary of one's death

noun:

• Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals) ➜ 五節句

noun:

• Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals) ➜ 五節句・重陽【ちょうよう】

noun / ~する noun:

• intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.)
• temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• blood flows [literal]
• to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood" - usu. ...の血が流れる - idiom

noun:

• one's parents' home; one's parents' roof; one's parents; one's home

noun:

• the part of the eyebrows near the middle forehead; inner ends of one's eyebrows

noun:

• first runner (in a relay race)
• top-class runner
• vanguard (of a person); front line; cutting edge - idiom
• top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

noun:

• expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be
• nock (of a bow)
• nock (of an arrow)
• nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) - Sumo term ➜ はず押し【はずおし】
• wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

noun / suffix noun:

• not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking ➜ 不問に付する【ふもんにふする】・不問に付す【ふもんにふす】

noun / ~する noun:

• mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

expression:

• beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together - four character idiom

noun:

• (primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure

interjection:

• ready, go! ➜ ドン

noun:

• race

noun:

• go-between; intermediate; agent (e.g. for employing servants)

noun:

• rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)

noun:

• happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; intracranial flower garden [literal] - slang - derogatory term - idiom

noun:

• eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness) - Buddhism term

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• bitter experience; learning from a bad experience; having had enough (of something unpleasant); having had a bellyful; being sick and tired (of something); being fed up

noun:

• beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wear a mask
• to hide one's true intentions - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves ➜ 気に障る

~する noun:

• to be in one's office; to work for a company

noun:

• metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)