noun:

• Aves; class of vertebrates comprising the birds

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; to guard the tree stub [literal] - from a fable appearing in the Han Feizi - idiom

expression:

• I am content with what I am (have); Rich is the person who is content with what he is - four character idiom

noun:

• Diet members caucus; caucus of the Diet

noun / ~の noun:

• left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

noun:

• off grounds; outside the premises

expression:

• remote; out-of-the-way

noun:

• bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine

noun:

• semantics; the study of meaning - Linguistics term

noun:

• direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

noun:

• general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session

noun:

• Felis; genus containing the domestic cat

noun:

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

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

expression / noun:

• jealous complaint; the loud bark of a talentless dog [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month - From English

noun:

• one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate - four character idiom

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Ara (constellation); the Altar - Astronomy term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to boil water; to get the bath ready

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

noun:

• now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

noun:

• divine spirit; spirit of the dead

noun:

• aimless attempt; shot in the dark - obscure term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight ➜ 明け残る