noun:

• direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

noun:

• (decadent) music of the state of Zheng

noun:

• point of heaven; corner of the sky

noun:

• sisters of the same mother; uterine sisters

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to conform to the rules of etiquette

noun:

• the work (doings) of so-and-so

noun:

• chairperson (head) (of the department of psychology)

noun:

• Morse code (esp. the code) ➜ モールス信号

noun:

• (dead) end; end of the line

expression:

• that day; the very same day

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to throw on the fire; to burn

expression:

• the good old days; halcyon days

adverb / noun:

• as ever; as usual; the same ➜ 相変わらず

noun / adverb:

• as ever; as usual; the same - often derog. ➜ 相変らず

noun:

• English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test) - abbreviation ➜ 実用英語技能検定

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to choose the best; to handpick

noun:

• remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past - four character idiom

noun:

• feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship - four character idiom

noun:

• every martial art; all the martial arts - four character idiom

adjectival noun:

• about the same; about equal to; close match

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be full to the brim

godan ~す verb:

• to wrench someone down to the ground - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rise to the highest possible rank

noun:

• Kasuga Myoujin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine)