noun:

• pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• Bopomofo; Zhuyin fuhao; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan

expression:

• something; something or other; so-and-so

adverb:

• somehow; anyhow; one way or another

noun / ~する noun:

• crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

noun / ~する noun:

• ignoring; looking the other way; letting pass - colloquialism - From English "through"
• passing through; going through

noun:

• ball hit through net (in tennis) - Sports term

noun / ~する noun:

• tanned by the sun and sea breezes

noun:

• thick roof shingle (1-3 cm thick, used for shrine buildings and noh stages) ➜ 栩葺き

~の noun / noun:

• speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)

noun:

• marbling (of beef) ➜ 霜降り肉
• (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water - abbreviation ➜ 霜降り作り
• formation of frost - orig. meaning

adverb:

• unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain ➜ 頭ごなし

noun:

• Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)

noun:

• preface; introduction ➜ 前置き
• lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up
• payment in advance (by bank transfer) - abbreviation ➜ 前振込み
• swinging (one's body) forward

noun / ~する noun:

• top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends

noun:

• upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people ［しょうか］

noun:

• Di people; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north - derogatory term ➜ 北狄

noun:

• cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
• sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners)
• wrapper band on books, CDs, etc. ➜ 帯紙・帯【おび】

noun / ~する noun:

• gaining admission into a school in a school district other than one's own - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

noun:

• standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula
• joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

noun:

• dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)

noun:

• joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; third sector [literal]

noun:

• Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period ➜ マリア・観音

noun / ~の noun / suffix noun / prefix:

• previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
• point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
• head (of a line); front
• ahead; the other side
• the future; hereafter
• destination
• the other party

noun:

• horse mackerel dipped in salt water and dried in the sun

noun:

• fried mochi covered in soy sauce and wrapped in nori - Food term ➜ 磯辺【いそべ】

noun:

• (being in) the red; deficit Antonym: 黒字
• red letter; red writing
• corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

noun:

• drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party