expression:

• no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness [literal] - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

noun / ~の noun:

• operation (working) of the mind - four character idiom

noun:

• long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

noun:

• counting on the abacus
• cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation

expression:

• The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness - four character idiom

noun:

• section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to put one's life on the line ➜ 命を張る

noun:

• the whole year; all the year

noun:

• the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period ➜ 摂関

noun:

• the surface reason

expression / ichidan verb:

• to change the position of

noun:

• information on space availability in a parking lot (car park) - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to count on one's fingers

noun:

• side of the breast; sideboob; side-boob ➜ 横パイ

noun:

• the morning after (having slept together) - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• the New Year dawns ➜ 年明ける

noun:

• poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry

noun:

• the path of one's life

expression:

• the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.) ➜ 来し方
• the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from

noun:

• the Gulf War

noun:

• historical system whereby the Hida region provided 10 carpenters per village the central government in place of taxes

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to strike at the root of an evil

noun:

• the first

expression:

• on inquiry; if inquiring