expression:

• one of these days; someday

noun:

• lump of snow; snowpack; chunk of snow

noun:

• metal ornament in shape of a woman's breast

noun:

• offering of consecrated rice

noun:

• ritual stomping in unison on the final day of a tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana - Sumo term

noun:

• bowl of rice topped with egg

noun:

• end-of-text - IT term

expression:

• habit of biting one's nails

noun:

• line of magnetic force

noun:

• law of equimarginal utility

expression:

• better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond - four character idiom

noun:

• depth of indexing - IT term

expression / noun:

• Battle of Kamakura (Genkō War, 1333); Siege of Kamakura

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun:

• stretch of sunshine (after rain)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback

noun:

• excess of withdrawals over deposits - from 引き揚げ超過 - abbreviation

noun / ~する noun:

• establishment of a family registry (separate from one's parents')

noun:

• history of diplomacy; history of foreign policy

noun:

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - abbreviation ➜ 国土交通省

noun:

• expiration of a term of service ➜ 年季明け【ねんきあけ】

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• passing of days and months

noun:

• ceremonial tasting of wedding cake by bride and groom - From English "first bite"

noun:

• (in Japan) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F) - archaism ➜ 十二律・夾鐘

noun / ~する noun:

• excellence (of scenery, etc.) - usu. しょうぜつ