noun:

• obstinacy - Buddhism term
• atman; the self; the ego

noun:

• The Chronicles (books of the Bible)

expression:

• the early bird gets the worm - proverb

expression:

• the early bird catches the worm - proverb

expression / ~の noun:

• under the ... administration; within the ... government - often 政権下で

expression / adjective:

• after the good comes the bad

expression / adjective:

• holding the attention of the audience ➜ 聴衆を飽かさない【ちょうしゅうをあかさない】

noun:

• educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface

noun:

• calling another player's discarded tile to complete a meld (but not to complete one's hand) - Mahjong term
• declaring a kong or calling a discarded tile to complete a meld - Mahjong term

pronoun:

• beyond; across; the other side; the distance

noun:

• role of the villain; the bad guy

noun:

• the calamity of being killed by the sword

noun:

• all the points in question; the whole point

noun:

• inspection by the empress or the crown prince

noun:

• visit by the empress or the crown prince

noun / ~する noun:

• indignant lamentation over the evils of the times - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• indignant lamentation over the evils of the times - four character idiom

noun:

• direct appeal to the throne by the military

noun:

• the lower classes; the common people

noun:

• striking with the back of the sword

noun:

• sending off the spirits of the dead

noun:

• horizon; point where the sky meets the earth

noun:

• (in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

noun:

• Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish ➜ ドラド

noun:

• the first star to appear in the evening