noun:

• ninjutsu (fighting art of the ninja); ninja skills in secrecy, stealth and combat techniques - Martial Arts term

noun:

• cheap literature; writing for amusement
• light literature popular in the late Edo period

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind

noun:

• stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot - four character idiom

expression:

• fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakes [literal] - sensitive - proverb

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• in calligraphy, the four important tools of brush, ink stone, ink stick, and paper - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

noun / ~する noun:

• studying in the morning (by oneself); brief "self-study" period before morning classes begin

noun:

• statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya) - Buddhism term ➜ 弥勒菩薩

expression:

• with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; with the force of surging waves [literal]

noun:

• dusky smooth-hound (Mustelus canis, species of hound shark found in the Western Atlantic)

noun:

• hardnose shark (Carcharhinus macloti, species of requiem shark found in the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, species of requiem shark found in the tropical Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus, species of requiem shark found in the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras

adverb:

• a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)

expression:

• cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Pleiades (in Greek mythology)
• Pleiades; the Seven Sisters - Astronomy term ➜ プレアデス星団【プレアデスせいだん】

noun:

• redbelly tilapia (Tilapia zillii, fish of the family Cichlidae found in Africa and Eurasia)

noun:

• Brahman; Brahma; ultimate reality of the universe (in Hinduism)
• Brahma; Hindu creator god
• Sanskrit - abbreviation ➜ 梵語

noun:

• marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family; matrilocal marriage ➜ 婿入り婚

noun:

• the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors

noun:

• used women's clothing store (catering to male clientele who purchase panties, high-school uniforms, etc. for sexual arousal) ➜ ブルセラ