noun:

• hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime

noun:

• the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending - four character idiom

expression:

• following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right - from the Analects of Confucius - proverb

noun:

• beam of light

noun / ~する noun:

• advancing part of a salary

noun:

• dying of the little twigs and branches

noun:

• stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side ➜ 襴・闕腋
• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials

noun:

• factor of proportionality; constant of proportionality

adjectival noun:

• of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads ➜ 浪花節

noun:

• year of the sheep

noun:

• inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")

noun:

• all of one's relatives by blood and by marriage; one's kith and kin - four character idiom

noun:

• the art of classical Japanese poetry ➜ 和歌

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

noun:

• selection of documents - IT term

noun:

• distribution of assignments

noun:

• upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play ➜ 仕手

noun:

• count of balls and strikes - Baseball term - From English "ball count"

noun:

• rim of bowl or vessel
• peristome

noun:

• set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki

noun:

• touch of Japanese; tinge of Japanese; Japanese flavour (flavor); Japanese style (e.g. of kanbun writing, in contrast to actual Chinese)

noun:

• ridge-end tile with the figure of a Shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)

noun / ~の noun:

• frequency of use - IT term

noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• with an air of composure; calmly

noun:

• international division of labor; international division of labour; international specialization - Economics term