noun:

• harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony - four character idiom

noun:

• in company; among people ［じんちゅう］ ➜ 人中【ひとなか】
• philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip - Anatomy term

noun:

• state-sponsored temples, particularly those favored and protected by the shogunate during the Kamakura period

noun:

• collectively, the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election ➜ 小泉チルドレン

noun:

• distinctive body odor (odour) of the middle-aged and elderly (caused by the chemical nonenal) ➜ ノネナール

noun:

• kanji "leg" or "foot" radical at left
• being (too) late; the past; the previous ［あとへん］

noun:

• Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) ➜ 祇園祭

expression:

• (with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force - idiom

noun:

• Galeocerdo (genus in the family Carcharhinidae whose sole member is the tiger shark)

noun:

• Paracanthurus (genus in the family Acanthuridae whose sole member is the palette surgeonfish)

noun:

• person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths

noun:

• area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

noun:

• dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas) ➜ 水争い

noun:

• ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term

expression:

• by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends (Mencius) - four character idiom

noun:

• shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival

expression / noun:

• the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; Mt. Tai crushes an egg [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• first star of the Big Dipper
• top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China) - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together
• to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arms length; giving a wide berth
• avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
• giving the batter an "intentional walk" - Baseball term

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

ichidan verb / transitive / auxiliary verb:

• to continue; to keep up; to keep on

~する verb (spec.):

• to face on; to look out on to

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to bring; to take; to bring about