noun:

• clear band - IT term

noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• going; travelling (traveling)
• type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
• district (of similar merchants); guild - archaism

suffix / prefix / counter:

• bank

noun / ~する noun:

• mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 棟上げ式【むねあげしき】

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 餅まき

expression:

• after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• (watching) vigilantly for an opportunity to prey upon; with an eagle eye - four character idiom

noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

adjective:

• gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing
• irritating; troublesome
• heavy (weather); cloudy

adjectival noun:

• obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt

noun / ~する noun:

• clear vision; resignation (as in reconciling oneself)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

expression:

• explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively ➜ メリハリを利かせた

expression:

• explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively ➜ メリハリの利いた

expression:

• perfectly clear mirror - archaism ➜ 真澄の鏡

particle:

• indicates direct object of action
• indicates subject of causative expression
• indicates an area traversed
• indicates time (period) over which action takes place
• indicates point of departure or separation of action
• indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc. ➜ が・が・が

noun:

• wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)

godan ~す verb:

• to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

noun:

• tuft; tassel

noun / counter:

• bunch (of grapes, etc.)
• section (of an orange, etc.)

noun:

• wish; hope; petition; request
• object of an application; intent of a request - orig. meaning

noun:

• limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation - Law term

noun:

• the point of a sword; the advance of an army

noun / adjectival noun:

• being of an upright character; being of a noble nature - four character idiom

noun:

• prosaic person; person of an unromantic turn of mind; philistine - four character idiom