noun:

• (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) ➜ 総務省

noun:

• beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page
• beginning (of a matter); start

expression / ~の noun:

• distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to

expression:

• but; except; without; but for - usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form

noun:

• legal point of contention; matter in dispute; subject of debate; issue in contention

noun:

• by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties

noun:

• extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument) - four character idiom

~する verb (spec.):

• to profit; to benefit from
• to take advantage of; to make good use of

noun:

• paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers - Sumo term ➜ 相撲

expression:

• crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness - colloquialism

noun:

• way of affixing something
• way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)

noun:

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

noun:

• popular type of sushi bento, differing by regions; brand of sushi bento ➜ ばら寿司

noun:

• Machaerina rubiginosa (species of tropical sedge) - From Malay "ampela" ➜ アンペラ藺
• woven mat made of Machaerina rubiginosa root

expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - proverb

noun:

• dismissal of class (at the end of the day) ➜ 放課後
• recess (at school); break - Nagoya dialect

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own

noun:

• exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
• study of biblical interpretation

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• nice way of saying; diplomatic way of saying; fine; plausible

expression:

• result of one's blood, sweat, and tears; fruits of one's labour

noun:

• waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month ➜ 臥待月

noun:

• within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka)
• within the town limits of Edo - archaism ➜ 御府内

noun:

• conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses); conversion of farmland

noun:

• mass; setting of the ordinary of the mass (Kyrie, Credo, etc.) - Music term

noun:

• sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense

noun:

• number of times cited; number of citations; citation number