expression / ichidan verb:

• to shut the lid Antonym: 蓋を開ける

noun:

• 45th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• service at the head office; work at the home office ➜ 詰め【つめ】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高校卒業程度認定試験

noun:

• young men and women who frequented Miyuki Street, Ginza, in the summer of 1964

noun:

• the Sabbath; the Lord's Day

noun:

• the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar

noun:

• game held with the Emperor in attendance

noun:

• the first star to appear in the evening

noun:

• by the day; daily ➜ 月極

noun:

• company name with the "kabushiki kaisha" at the beginning ➜ 後株

noun:

• series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet ➜ 兜

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

noun:

• kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest) ➜ 神【かみ】
• goddess of (lucky) directions ➜ 歳徳神

noun:

• young girl unused to the ways of the world

noun:

• gathering up the ashes of the deceased

noun:

• collection of writings by the deceased

noun:

• the arachnoid (membrane)

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• the ten great disciples (of Buddha) - Buddhism term

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

expression / noun:

• the coming days

noun:

• small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses) ➜ 鍾馗