noun:

• constantly changing phase and being highly unpredictable - four character idiom

noun:

• one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod

expression:

• thousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry [literal] - proverb ➜ 一将功成りて万骨枯る

noun:

• meagre sum of money - four character idiom

noun:

• transient pulmonary infiltration

noun / ~の noun:

• light pink; pale pink

expression / adverb:

• as soon as possible; without further delay

noun:

• double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats - four character idiom

noun:

• consistency

noun:

• small sum; things of little value

expression:

• right away; without waiting around

expression / adverb:

• one by one; one after another

expression:

• one strong, many weak - four character idiom

noun:

• open tendering; open competitive bidding

expression / ichidan verb:

• to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a name for oneself; to achieve success

noun:

• first-born imperial prince - archaism ➜ 一の御子
• most important provincial shrine

noun:

• clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work

noun:

• ordinary people; general public; public at large

noun:

• type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen) ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• partial relaxation; partial easing

noun:

• eighteen litre drum

expression / noun:

• general trend

noun:

• word for word; one word - four character idiom