noun / ~の noun:

• the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

expression / ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• (a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs

noun:

• race to be the pitcher with the most wins in the season - Baseball term - From English "hurler derby"

noun:

• cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)

noun:

• China and Japan
• Chinese and Japanese (languages)
• Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary - abbreviation ➜ 漢和辞典

adverb:

• sincerely; earnestly
• repeatedly; over and over; again and again

noun:

• three-color printing (red and yellow and blue); three-colour printing

noun / ~する noun:

• salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

noun:

• education in art and design; education in drawing and manual arts - four character idiom

noun:

• electric power producer and supplier (PPS); electric power production and supply

noun:

• to and fro process; back and forth process; cooperative process; collaborative process

noun / ~する noun:

• going to work and leaving work; clocking in and clocking out

noun / ~の noun:

• one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party ➜ 両方
• one of a pair; fellow; mate

noun / ~する noun:

• patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door)
• cut and paste - IT term

noun:

• compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)

noun:

• outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end)
• outer frame of a lattice door

noun:

• cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding

noun / ~する noun:

• appearing on the cover of a magazine

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed - four character idiom

noun:

• black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice
• charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

noun:

• humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot ➜ 徒侍
• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) ➜ 徒士組【かちぐみ】

noun:

• standard family unit; family of two adults and two children

noun:

• standard family unit; family of two adults and two children ➜ モデル世帯

noun:

• welfare; public welfare; social welfare
• (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare - abbreviation ➜ 厚生省

adverb:

• in groups of twos and threes; in small groups - four character idiom