noun / ~の noun:

• in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; rushing headlong into - four character idiom
• one and only; unique

noun:

• decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year ➜ 注連縄

noun:

• mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw
• socket; receiving window; slot ［うけぐち］

expression:

• one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer - four character idiom

noun:

• white sand and green pines; beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees - four character idiom

noun:

• undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs
• unit of timber measurement

noun:

• mistake; error; blunder ➜ ミス
• accident; mishap; trouble
• improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

noun:

• era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi - Sumo term ➜ 北玉時代

noun:

• era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi - Sumo term

noun:

• ineptitude and inaction; being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation - four character idiom

noun:

• Clusiaceae; Guttiferae; family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables - Food term

noun:

• Golden Triangle (area near the borders of Burma, Thailand and Laos)

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• Sunni Triangle (area of Iraq bounded by Baghdad, Ramadi and Tikrit)

noun / ~する noun:

• beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning - four character idiom

noun:

• public awareness (e.g. publicity and education campaigns aimed at improving the health, environment, etc.)

noun:

• euphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i' - Linguistics term

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites - obscure term ➜ 十二直

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran ➜ 襴

noun:

• vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind) - Buddhism term

noun:

• taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)

noun:

• thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings