noun:

• method of use

noun:

• outburst of gas

noun:

• degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm

noun:

• denial-of-service (DoS) attack - IT term

noun:

• right of self-determination

noun:

• the kindness of a teacher

noun:

• 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle (year of the Fire Horse, renowned for disasters and the birth of women destined to kill their husbands)

noun:

• law of diminishing returns; law of diminishing marginal returns

noun:

• principle of majority rule

noun:

• part of a lock that receives the latch; keeper; strike ➜ 掛け金【かけがね】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to accumulate years of experience; to become proficient

noun:

• direct planting of a cutting in the ground

noun:

• four of a kind (poker hand) - From English "four card"

noun:

• change of sides (e.g. in sport)

expression / ~よい adjective:

• of noble birth; wellborn

noun:

• 41st of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

noun:

• nakiri bocho, var. of Japanese knife used for cutting vegetables

noun:

• mother tuber of a taro; taro corm; parent taro

noun:

• rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

noun:

• sources of power

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become skilled through years of experience ➜ 甲羅を経る

noun:

• safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

noun:

• 1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D) - Music term ➜ 壱越・十二律
• eleventh lunar month

noun / suffix noun:

• number of hours