expression / noun:

• six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference - idiom

noun:

• constellations of the zodiac

expression:

• in proportion (to)

noun / ~の noun:

• daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)

noun:

• fiber to the curb; FTTC - IT term

noun:

• the point of no return

noun:

• low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)

noun:

• infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis

noun:

• Economic Report of the President (US)

particle:

• particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)

noun:

• one who offers prayer in place of another

noun:

• man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart

noun:

• dark indigo tinged with brighter blue

noun:

• pavilion housing the sacred mirror (in Heian Palace) ➜ 神鏡・十七殿

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air

noun:

• direct-injection diesel engine

noun:

• money paid to the government

expression / ichidan verb:

• to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy

noun:

• taking a lead in (doing); setting an example of (doing) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting in line; queue jumping

noun:

• father-in-law (of a woman) - archaism
• grandfather

expression:

• the good old days; halcyon days

noun:

• high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system) - archaism

suffix:

• indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building
• indicates denomination (after a currency)

noun:

• the Six Continents