noun:

• checking the colors on a colored proof (colour) - abbreviation

expression / ichidan verb:

• to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match - Sumo term

noun:

• above the clouds; the heavens

noun / ~する noun:

• teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

noun:

• display of a champion in the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• transfer to the records; transcription to a special document

noun:

• festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.) ➜ ガード

noun:

• folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

noun:

• along the shore

noun:

• theory of the Emperor as an organ of government

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun:

• organs of the state; machinery of the state

expression:

• better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't [literal] - proverb ➜ 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

expression:

• you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake - proverb

noun:

• peak of the arch of an eyebrow

noun:

• accessory after the fact

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 孟母三遷の教え【もうぼさんせんのおしえ】

noun:

• the four tones in old Chinese phonetics

noun:

• (debate over) the problem of universals

ichidan verb:

• to get close to the time

noun / ~の noun:

• the establishment

noun:

• 46th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• the stage; theatrical world

noun:

• backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body