noun:

• type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)

expression:

• cancelled because of rain; wash out

noun:

• start of a sentence, phrase, etc.

noun:

• limitless expanse of clouds and smoke - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties - four character idiom

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• heaps of corpses all around - four character idiom

noun:

• shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information - four character idiom

noun:

• bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie

adverb:

• nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

noun:

• slip of the tongue; misstatement

noun:

• light trading; low volume of transactions

adverb:

• with a great deal of effort; laboriously

noun:

• transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

noun:

• transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be saved up (of money)

noun:

• book of calligraphy samples; copybook; portfolio

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• combining a pair of events; joint - from 併用開催 - abbreviation

~の noun:

• for the use of women only

noun:

• selvage (traditional method of denim weaving)

noun / ~の noun:

• (a person of) unrivaled physical strength - four character idiom

noun:

• student temperament; students' way of thinking - four character idiom

noun:

• gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries - four character idiom

noun:

• professionalism; the temperament of a professional

noun:

• delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex - four character idiom