noun:

• whole year; all year round; throughout the year

adverb:

• always; all the time; perpetually ［ねんじゅう・ねんぢゅう］

noun:

• during an era
• middle class (of a nursery school, etc.) ［ねんちゅう］

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; the nose and eyes are in place [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public
• (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum - colloquialism
• dancing platform (in a disco) - slang

noun:

• study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation)
• English literature; British studies

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

adjectival noun:

• that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

prefix noun:

• old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

noun:

• advocates of protection of the Constitution; supporter of the current Constitution

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of ➜ からすると

expression:

• judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of ➜ からすると

noun:

• udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)
• something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years)
• Japanese fiber banana flower ➜ 芭蕉
• green lacewing eggs ➜ 草蜉蝣

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

expression:

• when about to go back
• on the way back; on the way home

expression:

• time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind) [literal]

noun:

• Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet)
• budget committee

noun:

• first sound of the year for an animal; first sound of the season - obscure term

noun:

• the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop - Baseball term

noun:

• student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school - colloquialism

noun:

• presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.) ➜ おまえ
• outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade) ➜ 前駆

noun / suffix noun:

• My Lord; My Lady

noun:

• falling (down); tumbling (down); falling to the ground
• failure; failing
• renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
• batter (construction technique)

noun:

• marginal seal (special seal affixed into the margins of an official document to indicate that any later revisions to the document are valid)

noun:

• Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945) ➜ 十五年戦争・太平洋戦争