expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air
• to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

noun / expression:

• one-track mind; person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes) - humorous term - From English "very special one pattern"

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

• the other day; lately; recently; during this period
• meanwhile; in the meantime ［このかん］

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong ➜ 任侠団体・男伊達

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach - four character idiom

noun:

• expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

noun:

• full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last - four character idiom

noun:

• form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

expression:

• there is little to choose between the two; they're both about the same - idiom

noun:

• (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man

noun / ~する noun:

• entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court

noun:

• view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished - four character idiom

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term

noun:

• flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books

noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger ➜ 双鉤法

noun:

• pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low

noun:

• pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle low

noun:

• metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade

noun:

• name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition - obsolete term - derogatory term

noun:

• Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

• general term for the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals

noun:

• the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance) - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩

noun:

• Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia) ➜ 三種の神器