expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a success in life

noun:

• atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern

noun:

• very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill

noun:

• boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish) - Food term

noun:

• young women completely outfitted in Chanel clothing and accessories - From English "Chaneler"

noun:

• isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)

noun:

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

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• in heaps

noun:

• women in general

noun:

• family working in the forest industry; forestry family

noun:

• history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, written in 1743-1745
• Ryukyu islands - alt. name

noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

noun:

• skill in go or shogi

noun:

• cleaning lady

noun:

• radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week

noun:

• payment in advance (by bank transfer)

noun:

• flowers blooming in moonlight

noun:

• interest in arrears

noun:

• walk-in closet

noun:

• everyday garment worn by men in ancient Japan - archaism

expression:

• gap in the law

expression:

• In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)

noun:

• crematorium smoke rising in the sky