noun / ~の noun:

• one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another ➜ ばつが悪い
• coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

noun:

• eleventh of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• order of battle

noun:

• beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

noun:

• words of praise; eulogy; compliment

noun:

• extraction of roots; evolution - Mathematics term

noun:

• flags of all nations

noun:

• (in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp) ➜ 十二律・鳧鐘
• fifth lunar month

noun:

• wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting) ➜ 鬼瓦

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own

noun:

• breed of chicken native to Akita Prefecture

noun:

• shade of a rock

noun:

• person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler

noun:

• letter of pardon; pardon

noun:

• field of grain (not rice) ➜ 麦畑

noun:

• point-of-purchase advertising

yodan ~ぶ verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to hear of; to learn of - humble language - archaism ➜ 聞き及ぶ

expression / noun:

• Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War, 1333)

noun:

• the other side of a river
• the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live - sensitive

noun:

• narrow escape from the jaws of death - four character idiom
• there being barely a chance of escaping death

noun:

• paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc. ➜ 練り味噌

noun:

• declaration of a state of emergency

expression:

• the world is a scene of constant changes; the blue sea turns into a mulberry field [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna - Sumo term ➜ 横綱【よこづな】・大関【おおぜき】

noun:

• single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)