noun:

• increasing the number of stitches (knitting) ➜ 減らし目

noun:

• difference between the sexes; sexual difference

expression:

• unsurpassed in history - four character idiom

noun:

• remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

expression:

• the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly ➜ 困った事

noun:

• the three labor laws (trade union law, labor standards law, labor relations adjustment law) (labour)

noun:

• condition of the common people

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to touch the vital point

noun:

• wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month) - Buddhism term

noun:

• thirty-eighth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China

noun:

• home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth) - archaism
• period; menstruation; menses - archaism

noun:

• making the rounds to express thanks

noun:

• the sun, the moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies - four character idiom

noun:

• the barbarians beyond the borders of old China - four character idiom

~の noun:

• in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

noun:

• (in Japan) 2nd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) ➜ 十二律・大呂

godan ~す verb:

• to neglect to make an entry in a ledger

noun:

• secret balloting with multiple entries

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

noun:

• limitation in stock investment

expression / noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)

noun:

• top of the foot; instep ➜ 足の甲

noun / ~する noun:

• living in idleness

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pull in (rope)