noun:

• saving from the brink of death

noun / ~する noun:

• intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha

expression:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman

expression:

• the reason(s) is (are) as follows

expression:

• the unthinkable

expression:

• start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps ➜ 隗より始めよ
• he who first suggests it should be the first to do it ➜ 隗より始めよ

noun:

• eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii) ➜ 強飯・姫飯
• first intercourse of the New Year
• loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead - slang

noun:

• United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR

noun:

• in the hole

noun:

• thrust at the opponent's throat - Sumo term

noun:

• imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox ➜ 春分の日

noun:

• the work of officials

expression:

• legacy of the past

expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

noun:

• one's outlook on the universe

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be saved from the fire

noun:

• China under the Manchus

noun:

• area on the concave side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago ➜ 外帯
• area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line ➜ 西南日本内帯

noun:

• the art of war; martial arts; military arts - archaism
• military force; the sword
• valor; bravery
• military officer; military man

particle:

• on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

noun:

• part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation) ➜ 音符

noun:

• statement by the government; national statement

expression:

• The world is at peace - idiom

noun:

• (decadent) music of the state of Zheng

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to have the ladder pulled out from under one [literal]