expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in one's own trap

noun:

• food packed in nest of lacquered boxes ➜ 重箱

noun:

• in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

noun:

• under one's arm; (in) the armpit

noun:

• correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)

noun:

• character written in the highly cursive sōsho style ➜ 草書【そうしょ】

adverb:

• alternately; in turn; one after the other

noun:

• one who offers prayer in place of another

noun:

• osotogari (in judo, a major sweeping leg throw) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad) - Buddhism term ➜ 三尊【さんぞん】・脇侍【きょうじ】

noun:

• magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)

noun:

• the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth - four character idiom

noun:

• interference in the domestic affairs of another country - four character idiom

noun:

• broadcast in which participants speak from different stations

noun:

• cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead ➜ 積乱雲

noun:

• child born in first half of the year

adjectival noun / noun:

• child born in last half of the year

noun:

• phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar - Linguistics term

noun:

• dustproof clothing one would use in a cleanroom

noun:

• there being no use in arguing (about it) - four character idiom

noun:

• deism; belief in God as creator of universe

adjectival noun / noun:

• hypocritical courtesy; superficially polite but rude in intent - four character idiom

noun:

• paper bag for putting a present in

noun:

• seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

adverb:

• in a few days; at an early date