noun:

• the seven forms of Avalokitesvara ➜ 観世音
• the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

expression:

• the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen ➜ けちをつける

noun:

• counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses

expression:

• the customer is always right; the customer is king

noun:

• way; path; route; along the way; along the road ➜ 途次

noun / ~する noun:

• playing the victim; playing the victim card

~の noun:

• towards the Soviet Union; with the Soviet Union

noun:

• sky; the air; the heavens
• weather
• far-off place; distant place
• state of mind; feeling - often as 〜空もない
• (from) memory; (by) heart - usu. as 空で
• falsehood; lie

prefix noun:

• somehow; vaguely - before an adjective
• fake - before a noun or a verb

noun:

• dojo (hall used for martial arts training)
• manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 菩提道場

noun:

• notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification ➜ 達し
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties ➜ 御触書

noun:

• proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained ➜ 拘束名簿式比例代表制

noun:

• gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres
• gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square
• one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain
• conjunction - Astronomy term ➜ 衝

counter:

• counter for covered containers
• counter for matches, battles, etc.

noun:

• kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
• jade (gem) ［ひすい］ ➜ 硬玉・軟玉・ジェイド・翡翠色
• beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers ［ひすい］

expression:

• a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; a firm fence keeps the dogs out [literal] - proverb

temporal noun:

• one o'clock

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• once; at one time; formerly; before

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily - in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period

noun:

• a time; one time; once ➜ 一時に

noun:

• "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)

noun:

• side out (e.g. volleyball); side-out; gaining the right to serve - Sports term
• ball going over the sideline (tennis) - Sports term

expression:

• of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse - proverb

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony

noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅【みかのもちい】

noun:

• honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites

noun:

• Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month - From English

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in
• to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations ➜ 尻を持ち込む【しりをもちこむ】
• to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fill in a hole; to plug up a hole; to fill in for a vacancy