noun:

• company name with the "kabushiki kaisha" at the beginning ➜ 後株

noun:

• series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet ➜ 兜

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

noun:

• kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest) ➜ 神【かみ】
• goddess of (lucky) directions ➜ 歳徳神

noun:

• troubles brought on by what one has written

noun:

• young girl unused to the ways of the world

noun:

• picture on silk

noun:

• gathering up the ashes of the deceased

noun:

• collection of writings by the deceased

noun:

• the arachnoid (membrane)

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• the ten great disciples (of Buddha) - Buddhism term

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

expression / noun:

• the coming days

noun:

• small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses) ➜ 鍾馗

noun:

• truth of the way to the cessation of suffering - Buddhism term ➜ 四諦

noun / ~の noun:

• protecting the skin from becoming rough

noun:

• lotion for rough skin; salve

noun:

• king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

expression / noun:

• Rumble in the Jungle; Foreman vs. Ali boxing match, Oct. 30, 1974; Kinshasa Miracle [literal]

noun:

• the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi) ➜ 五大老

noun:

• height of the neck

noun:

• on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection

expression:

• the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est

noun:

• four-on-the-floor; four-to-the-floor - Music term