noun:

• one-child policy (of the PRC)

noun:

• imperial family; relatives of the Emperor

noun:

• Mazu; Chinese goddess of the sea

noun:

• the buddha of infinite light (Amithaba)

noun:

• first day of the equinoctial week

noun:

• nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia

noun:

• the four signs of orthodox Buddhism - Buddhism term ➜ 諸行無常・諸法無我・一切皆苦【いっさいかいく】・涅槃寂静【ねはんじゃくじょう】

noun:

• transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)

noun:

• first seven days of the year ➜ 小正月

noun:

• last business day of the year

noun:

• star of the demimonde - colloquialism - slang

noun:

• scum of the earth; monster; fiend

noun:

• scum of the earth; monster; fiend

expression / noun:

• tragedy of the commons - Economics term ➜ 共有地の悲劇

~の noun / noun:

• having the qualities of a leader

noun:

• image of the Buddha entering nirvana

noun:

• image of the Buddha entering nirvana ➜ 涅槃像

noun:

• image of the recumbent Buddha ➜ 涅槃像

noun:

• gossip ➜ 口の端【くちのは】
• corner of the mouth ➜ 口の端【くちのは】

noun:

• maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to think (only used to speak of others) - honorific language
• to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others)
• to honour the target of one's emotions

noun:

• young underground market (the underground economy in goods and services, involving lots of barter and buying and selling of secondhand goods)

noun / ~の noun:

• (one's) master
• Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God) ［しゅ］
• the main thing; the majority; the primary concern ［しゅ］ ➜ 主たる・主として

expression:

• spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb

noun:

• hardship now, pleasure later; seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties; seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler) - four character idiom