noun:

• (of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state - four character idiom

noun:

• regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors) ➜ 参議院

noun / ~の noun:

• ataxia; loss of coordination of the muscles; failure of muscular coordination

noun:

• distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)
• dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish
• var. of thick, traditional Japanese paper

noun / ~する noun:

• call; summons; paging; curtain call ➜ 呼び出す【よびだす】

noun:

• usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc. - Sumo term
• telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached - abbreviation ➜ 呼び出し電話
• box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse) - archaism ➜ 陸湯
• high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period) - archaism
• unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period) - archaism

noun:

• projecting part (of a headland, etc.) ［でばな・出鼻］
• moment of departure; (on the) point of going out
• outset; start; beginning

noun / ~の noun:

• position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game
• aspect of an affair; situation

expression:

• agency of fate; power of fate
• La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny

noun:

• number of blows (used in measuring the bpm of an air hammer, etc.)
• (number of) at bats - Baseball term ➜ 打数

noun:

• Actinopterygii (class of the ray-finned fishes comprising nearly 95% of the 25,000 species of fish)

noun:

• School of Diplomacy; one of the Schools of Thought during the Warring States period in China ➜ 諸子百家【しょしひゃっか】

noun:

• imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War
• portrait or photo of a person of high rank - honorific language

particle:

• indicates location of action; at; in - にて is the formal literary form
• indicates time of action
• indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

conjunction:

• and then; so

auxiliary:

• indicates continuing action ［で］ - alternate form of 〜て used for some verb types ➜ て

particle:

• indicates certainty, emphasis, etc. ［で］ - at sentence-end - Kansai dialect ➜ よ

expression / adjectival noun:

• thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

adverb:

• somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

particle / conjunction:

• if; when
• and
• with
• particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.) ➜ って

noun:

• promoted pawn - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ と金

particle:

• ? - at sentence end; indicates question - Kyūshū dialect

noun / ~する noun:

• choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location

noun:

• standpoint; position

noun / ~する noun:

• repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

expression:

• concerning; regarding
• per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

noun:

• decapitation; beheading - sensitive
• firings; dismissals; layoffs; downsizing
• small samurai sword used for decapitation

noun:

• digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
• sweet potato digger

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to run into (room, building, etc.)
• to go for long training runs

noun:

• document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

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

noun:

• clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting ➜ 密会