noun:

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

noun:

• applying an extended meaning to a kanji

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)

noun:

• order of the 1st class

noun:

• being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged - four character idiom

noun:

• negotiable certificate of deposit

noun:

• var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)

noun:

• doorman in charge of footwear

expression:

• the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen ➜ けちをつける

noun:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman ➜ 恋の鞘当て【こいのさやあて】
• quarrel over something trivial - from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch

noun:

• university of technology; science and technology college - abbreviation ➜ 技術科学大学【ぎじゅつかがくだいがく】

noun:

• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays

noun:

• port at the mouth of a river

noun:

• the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism - four character idiom

noun:

• "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)

noun:

• system of crystallization; system of crystallisation

noun:

• type of carbuncle ➜ 癰

noun:

• flock of sparrows

noun:

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

noun:

• the first bonito of the season

noun:

• beginning of autumn - obsolete term
• seventh month of the lunar calendar

noun:

• manga that has been rejected by an editor ➜ 没・ネーム