noun:

• distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)
• dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish
• var. of thick, traditional Japanese paper

~の noun:

• state-of-the-art

noun:

• Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age) ➜ 五奉行

noun:

• fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s

noun:

• the fading of spring

noun:

• body of theory

noun:

• status of a Buddhist temple

expression / noun:

• way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings

noun:

• (not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of - four character idiom

noun:

• classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi")

noun:

• outer rim of a crater

noun:

• esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Tendai sect - Buddhism term ➜ 東密【とうみつ】

noun:

• bottom rim of earthenware cup

noun:

• the nine principal points in a game of go

noun:

• implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

noun:

• superintendent of education

noun:

• war of defense; war of defence; defensive fight; defensive warfare

adjectival noun:

• the age of wisdom; around forty

noun:

• foundations of mathematics

noun:

• dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup) - Food term ➜ 懐石
• resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt - Sumo term

noun:

• number of phrases

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• being full of vitality; being vivacious - four character idiom

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

noun:

• (wearing only) a pair of underpants - slang - abbreviation ➜ パンツ一丁

noun:

• tincture of camphor