expression:

• curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

adverbial noun / noun:

• sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July) - obsolete term
• June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar

noun:

• triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month) - Food term

noun:

• hardship now, pleasure later; seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties; seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler) - four character idiom

noun:

• old-fashioned boys' hairstyle
• Meiji period women's hairstyle
• type of dance in kabuki ［揚げ巻・揚巻］
• knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color) ［揚げ巻・揚巻］ - Sumo term
• constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam - abbreviation ➜ 揚巻貝

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal]; good luck does not always repeat itself - proverb

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to prick; to stab
• to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
• to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
• to attack
• to brave (the rain, etc.)

noun:

• the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

noun:

• picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild

noun:

• member of the lower house; member of the House of Representatives

noun:

• Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

temporal noun:

• at the worst time; at worst; at the worst level

noun:

• different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes - four character idiom ➜ 同工異曲【どうこういきょく】

noun:

• something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

noun:

• second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year ➜ 上半期

noun:

• first eastern wind of the year; first eastern wind of the spring

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of

expression:

• after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad - proverb

noun:

• an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased
• a tea infusion; tea and hot water
• tea ceremony ➜ 茶の湯

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pull; to draw; to pull tight
• to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
• to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
• to drag; to haul; to tow
• to lead (e.g. one's followers)
• to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
• to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join
• to delay; to prolong
• to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
• to quote; to cite; to reference
• to pull the ball - Baseball term
• to wear; to put on

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) - usu. 勤める
• to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) - usu. 務める
• to conduct a religious service - usu. 勤める

expression:

• avarice brings doom upon oneself; if a hawk-eagle tries to catch two boars at once, the boars will try to run in opposite directions, splitting the hawk-eagle into two and killing it - proverb

expression:

• grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to take off; to jump; to leap
• to take the plunge; to decide; to embark on; to venture into; to launch out into
• to step out of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings) - archaism
• one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)