noun:

• barony of the first degree
• influential feudal clan

noun:

• type of bronze Chinese coin first issued under Emperor Yuan of the Southern Liang dynasty worth the value of ten iron coins

noun:

• break in the rain
• waiting for a break in the rain

noun:

• the masses; ordinary people ➜ 大衆

noun:

• Her Majesty the Queen

noun:

• service for the benefit of suffering spirits - Buddhism term

noun:

• in the shape of a pillar or column

noun:

• cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

noun:

• the mid-month's slate of entertainment in a variety hall

noun:

• the imperial way; principles of imperial rule

noun:

• the Milky Way

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape

noun:

• tile matching the round wind - obscure term - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• having an eye to the big picture; being aware of the general situation - four character idiom

noun:

• the Huns ➜ 匈奴

noun:

• the amoeba

noun:

• eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut - colloquialism ➜ 船蛸
• winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)

noun:

• (WWII) the Allies; allied forces

noun:

• by the rules

noun / ~する noun:

• dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death - sensitive

noun:

• name of the emperor

noun:

• the selling of waste land (worthless property) by unscrupulous real-estate developers - four character idiom

noun:

• daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home

noun:

• standard days signifying the changing of the seasons (i.e. setsubun, higan, etc.)

noun:

• postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards