expression / noun:

• Imperial Rescript on Education (1890) ➜ 教育勅語

noun:

• the eldest son

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live - idiom

noun:

• The Circle of Rainbow Light; Japanese religious group based on the teachings of Aum Shinrikyo ➜ オウム真理教

noun:

• inspection by the empress or the crown prince

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose the attacking initiative

prefix:

• the big three ... ➜ 三大疾病

noun:

• cancer of the larynx

noun:

• out of the pit

noun:

• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month) - Buddhism term ➜ 涅槃会

noun:

• air filter

adverbial noun / noun:

• about the middle

noun:

• the sound of gunfire

noun:

• area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago ➜ 内帯
• area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line ➜ 西南日本外帯

noun:

• tip of the tongue; tongue tip; lingual apex - Anatomy term

noun:

• incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)
• to lay the blame on ［なすりつける］
• to strike (a match) ［すりつける・こすりつける］

noun:

• the bid; the offer ➜ 言い値

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

noun:

• method of learning through repetition conceived by Kageyama Hideo, which involves multiplying and other calculations carried out on a 10-by-10 grid of numbers

noun:

• wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince - Sumo term

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• as the sound of surging water
• vigorous; surging; welling

noun:

• residents of the capital; townsfolk

noun:

• the Hour of the Tiger (roughly 3-5 AM)

noun:

• 6th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 6th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)