noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 後世方

noun:

• ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) ➜ 級・段

noun:

• ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) ➜ 級・段

noun:

• way of sitting by placing both knees on the ground and standing upright

noun:

• writings on many different topics ➜ 雑書
• book that cannot be classified in any category

noun:

• woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute - derogatory term

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term

noun:

• government rules on structure, staffing, etc. of local bodies (e.g. police force)

noun / ~する noun:

• keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)

noun / ~する noun:

• prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect - Buddhism term ➜ 五体投地【ごたいとうち】

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to compete; to contest; to contend
• to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
• to deny (e.g. evidence) - usu. in negative form ➜ 争えない

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• setting one's mind at ease; not feeling that one need be concerned (about something); feeling free to disregard (something)

suffix:

• far from; anything but; not at all
• let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to open; to come out
• to smile broadly ➜ 顔がほころぶ
• to come apart at the seams (clothes)

noun / suffix noun:

• column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)
• field (in a form, web page, etc.)

noun:

• near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area

expression:

• a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness - four character idiom

noun:

• welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief - four character idiom

noun:

• welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief

noun:

• a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful - four character idiom

noun:

• a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period) - four character idiom

expression:

• super-low (description of a small truck with a low tray)

noun:

• game played as a form of punishment by the loser of a contest

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur ➜ 肥える