noun:

• out of tune; (poetic) broken meter

noun:

• central stalk of a dried rice plant

noun:

• priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people

noun:

• Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 金剛経・金剛般若経

noun:

• one's view (opinion) of women

noun:

• small, cheap book in the style of a magazine - From English "handy mook" ➜ ムック

noun:

• sound of a bell

expression / adverb:

• by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month

noun:

• piece of instrumental music

noun:

• order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis

noun:

• revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

~する noun:

• shutting yourself out of your car with the key left inside - From English "in key"

noun:

• soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

noun:

• way of cooking; a cook

noun / ~する noun:

• ending time of a movie

noun:

• desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire

noun:

• House of Windsor

noun:

• master of ceremonies

noun:

• love of a knight for a courtly lady (upon which he is unable to act) - From German "Minne"

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 棟上げ式【むねあげしき】

noun:

• principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government

noun / ~する noun:

• peace of mind; relief ➜ 安心【あんしん】

noun:

• benefit and protection of the law; interests protected by law; legal benefit

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun:

• Treaty of Aigun (1858)