noun:

• meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body
• thread of connection; chain of reasoning

noun:

• Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white koji mold, used in shochu production

noun:

• donkey hide gelatin; ejiao; high quality gelatin made in China from donkey hides

noun / ~の noun:

• bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress

noun:

• techno-park; technopark; area of high-tech companies, esp. in information technology

noun:

• (school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class

adverb / ~の noun / noun:

• two at a time; two by two; in twos

adverb:

• dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

• discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill

noun / ~する noun:

• love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb / prefix noun:

• occurring frequently; being susceptible; age, body part, group of people, etc. in which a disease or condition occurs especially frequently - Medicine term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

noun:

• losses; deficit; amount in the red

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be together always (esp. married couple); to be inseparable; to live in perfect harmony

noun:

• family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

noun / adjectival noun:

• many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers - obscure term

expression:

• would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

adjective:

• nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

noun:

• farewell exhibition; retrospective (exhibition); exhibition in commemoration of retirement

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

adverb / ~の noun:

• for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

noun:

• carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who take the initiative in relationships with men ➜ 草食系男子【そうしょくけいだんし】

noun:

• Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266) ➜ 三国【さんごく】
• Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

noun:

• internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public - four character idiom