noun:

• survival of the fittest - four character idiom

noun:

• strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried ➜ 割り干し大根

noun / ~する noun:

• making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)

noun:

• bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality

noun:

• name plate on the front of a train, bus, etc.; number plate; rollsign; roll sign - From English "head mark"

noun:

• string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers - archaism ➜ 楮【こうぞ】

noun:

• sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard

expression:

• in respect of; in regards to; as for - honorific language - polite language ➜ に於いて

noun:

• grammar of the classical literature; classical grammar

noun:

• adjustment of production; production adjustment

noun:

• tone or force of an argument

noun:

• five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

noun:

• power of attorney

expression / noun:

• effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug

noun:

• chances of winning (a bet); odds

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to keep an eye on; to take care of

noun:

• one's country of assignment (e.g. for an ambassador)

noun:

• place of scenic beauty

noun / ~する noun:

• giving orders to someone and making use of him
• servant

noun:

• compilation of a database

noun:

• land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 寂光浄土

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

noun:

• training between rikishi of equal strength

noun:

• third degree of kinship

noun / ~する noun:

• athlete's oath of fair play