noun:

• confirmation of the referee's decision of the bout outcome - Sumo term

noun:

• The Greater East Asian War; The Pacific War (1941-1945) - sensitive

noun:

• the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms) ➜ 六道

noun:

• Aquarius (11th zodiacal sign); the Water Bearer; the Water Carrier

expression:

• though the woman is weak, the mother is strong - proverb

noun:

• measures for the promotion of; stimulation measure (for the economy)

noun:

• Oban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi ➜ 八将神

noun:

• country bumpkin - archaism ➜ 田舎者
• someone from the same part of the country - archaism

noun:

• last day of the third month of the lunar calendar

adverb:

• on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving

noun:

• moon of the 19th day of the lunar month

noun:

• the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people

noun:

• chanting the title of a sutra (esp. the Lotus Sutra) - Buddhism term ➜ 題目

expression:

• in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand

noun:

• disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night

noun:

• 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar - obscure term

noun:

• worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon - 出遭う usu. has a negative connotation
• to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ［出会う・出合う］ - esp. 出合う
• to emerge and engage (an enemy) ［出会う・出合う］ - often used imperatively as 出会え

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way
• to press and cut

noun / suffix noun:

• coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
• attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
• start; beginning
• origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage)
• architectural member that projects outward
• highest point of the stern of a ship
• amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc. - usually written using kana alone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hide; to conceal
• to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
• to become quiet and inconspicuous

noun:

• cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

noun:

• WARM BIZ (Japanese government campaign encouraging companies to set their heater thermostats to 20 degrees Celsius over the winter) ➜ クールビズ

noun:

• string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)