noun:

• T; t

prefix:

• nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25) ➜ 大正

noun:

• Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 十二天
• sun - archaism

noun:

• Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 日天子
• sun - archaism

noun:

• Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 十二天
• moon - archaism

noun:

• Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 月天子
• moon - archaism

noun:

• first song or chirp, etc. (in the year) of a particular bird or insect species

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• warbler flying from a valley to a tree - orig. meaning ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• finding success in life ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• passing the palace examination ➜ 進士【しんし】

noun:

• splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill - four character idiom

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term ➜ 子の日の遊び

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

noun:

• Shōwa restoration; Showa restoration; call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) ➜ 通じる
• to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
• to be understood; to be comprehended
• to be honored; to be good
• to be well versed in; to be well-informed
• to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
• to form a liaison; to be intimate

noun or verb acting prenominally / ~する noun:

• resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy)

noun:

• Korean living in Japan - abbreviation - sensitive ➜ 在日韓国人・在日朝鮮人

noun:

• the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities - four character idiom

noun:

• Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

noun:

• Pokemon seizure incident (Dec. 16, 1997); incident in which flashing lights in a Pokemon episode induced seizures in hundreds of viewers - From English "Pokemon shock"

noun:

• ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up - poss. also from ガンガン黒い ➜ ギャル

noun:

• (another's) daughter - polite language
• young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

noun:

• gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel - four character idiom

noun:

• gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel - four character idiom

noun:

• staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.) - From English "hall staff"

noun:

• in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

noun:

• keen eyesight; the eyesight of Lilou (character with superior eyesight in ancient Chinese folklore) [literal] - archaism - idiom