noun:

• second adding of charcoal to the fire (in tea ceremony) ➜ 後の炭

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to enjoy the cool breeze

noun:

• the scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather - four character idiom

noun:

• non-intervention in the domestic affairs of another nation

noun:

• living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof

noun:

• the five festivals (Jan 7th, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th and Sep 9th)

noun:

• Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma ➜ 如来禅

noun / ~の noun:

• tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking

noun:

• incorporating the needs of the market into a product - From English "market in"

noun:

• first day of the equinoctial week

noun:

• the very final proof (printing)

noun:

• priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer; long stick with the tail of a large deer attached ➜ 払子

noun:

• shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki ➜ 延喜式【えんぎしき】

noun:

• long hair style popular in the Genroku era

noun:

• inflammation of the gall-bladder; cholesystitis

noun:

• the minority

noun:

• collectively, the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election ➜ 小泉チルドレン

noun:

• fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.

godan ~む verb:

• to draw off the top liquid

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to ask the opinion of (a superior)

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• as far as the eye can see

noun / ~する noun:

• adhering or embedding of wear debris in the opposing surface

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate

noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

expression:

• views in and around the city of Kyoto (paintings and drawings) ➜ 図・洛中洛外