noun:

• sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in Chinese astrology)
• 12-year Chinese zodiac

noun:

• the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs

adverbial noun:

• in truth; in fact; in reality; actually

noun:

• sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew
• poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

noun:

• senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

noun:

• Columbian exchange; widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
• to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
• to be soon; to be in the offing

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

noun:

• discreet and well-advised judgment; wise and mature judgment; making judgment with prudence - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry) - four character idiom Antonym: 軽薄短小

expression / ~の noun / adjectival noun / adverbial noun:

• a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to separate and discard; to sieve and sort; to wash out (impurities, etc.) - obscure term

noun:

• young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

noun:

• imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor) - honorific language ➜ 内裏
• festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress - polite language ➜ 内裏雛

noun / ~する noun:

• going in order; proceeding in order; moving forward in order Antonym: 逆行
• direct motion; prograde motion - Astronomy term
• carrying out something without disobeying one's orders - archaism

noun:

• newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.
• newspaper ［しんぶんし］

noun:

• internal organs such as intestines used as food

noun:

• anti-flood pond; manmade pond used to prevent flooding

noun:

• one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod

noun:

• white charcoal ➜ 黒炭【くろずみ】
• charcoal used for tea ceremony

noun / ~する noun:

• rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture ➜ 下書き

noun:

• ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

noun:

• scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha - Buddhism term

noun:

• life and death
• samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) ［しょうし・しょうじ］ - Buddhism term
• death ［しょうし・しょうじ］

noun / ~する noun:

• confrontation; standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings)
• squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against; holding one's own with

expression:

• too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man - proverb