noun:

• the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)

expression / ~よい adjective:

• soft and pleasant on the tongue

noun:

• engaging the clutch (usu. on a motorcycle) - From English "clutch meet"

noun:

• inauspicious time in four pillar astrology ➜ 四柱推命

expression:

• (not) in the slightest - slang ➜ ビタ一文

noun:

• predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.

noun:

• (military) headband with reinforced metal plate - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

• having many difficulties in store; grim prospects - four character idiom

noun:

• any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry ➜ 大島桜

noun:

• the highest good

noun:

• foundation of the nation

noun:

• in and about a kitchen; family circumstances

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be on the brink of death

noun:

• New Year food for entertaining a guest served in multilayered lacquered boxes
• Kansai New Year decoration (made from food) - Edo name - archaism ➜ 蓬莱飾り【ほうらいかざり】

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be in one's debt

noun / ~する noun:

• stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time

noun:

• the other side of the island

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce ➜ ちり鍋

noun:

• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays

noun:

• life of the party; inspiring person; (an) inspiration - From English "mood maker"

expression:

• in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies - proverb

noun:

• cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

noun:

• surface of the water; face of the water ➜ 水面【すいめん】

noun:

• sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening ➜ 粗砥

pre-noun adjectival:

• the late; the deceased