noun:

• time of the boar (9-11pm)

noun:

• Muromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures
• extracting from or excerpting (a classic)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated

noun:

• playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

noun:

• member of the House of Councillors

expression / ichidan verb:

• to master the secrets of an art

noun:

• film released direct-to-video - abbreviation ➜ オリジナルビデオ

noun:

• distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost - Baseball term

noun:

• the shogunate

noun / ~する noun:

• tie-in sale; product bundle

noun:

• hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts - slang - vulgar

noun:

• Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto ➜ 大学寮・七大私学

noun / ~する noun:

• victimized by the unlucky year; victimised by the unlucky year

noun:

• sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew
• poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge - Sumo term
• to punch hard; to hit hard

noun:

• over-the-counter market

noun:

• the world

noun:

• mythical shark-like demon sea monster with barbed tail fin, said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan; Beach Stroker

expression:

• in a flash; in no time

noun:

• the Young Turks

noun:

• giving up government service and engaging in agriculture - obsolete term

noun:

• the pain of meeting people one dislikes - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• Epistle to the Galatians (book of the Bible)

expression:

• in plain words; in plain terms; put simply