noun:

• the teacher's home

noun:

• three way calling - IT term

expression:

• great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood; a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people - from Mencius - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pay the bill; to settle an account

noun:

• head of the student council; president of the student council

~の noun:

• for the use of women only

noun:

• 42nd of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun / ~する noun:

• creation of the world; evolution

noun:

• sending off the spirits of the dead ➜ 魂送り

adverbial noun / noun:

• to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive - idiom

noun:

• from long ago up until the present day - archaism - obscure term

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination

noun:

• the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period) ➜ 刺股・突棒・袖搦

noun:

• dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest before seedlings are set out - four character idiom

noun:

• offering to the Buddha (often rice)

noun:

• left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef - Food term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fall behind the times

noun:

• mochi offered when drawing the first water of the year ➜ 若水

noun:

• the cabinet minister in charge

noun:

• the spiritual climate - four character idiom

noun:

• rice field in the charge of a nominal holder (ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 名主【みょうしゅ】

noun / ~する noun:

• rumbling and shaking of the earth - four character idiom

noun:

• sociolect spoken in the Tokyo area by gyaru - Linguistics term ➜ ギャル

noun:

• rivalry over winning the right to host an event; competition to lure (attract, invite) (institutions, manufacturing facilities, foreign tourists, etc.) to a locality - four character idiom