noun:

• the Van Allen (radiation) belt (layer)

noun:

• worship by the emperor at a shrine - honorific language

noun:

• traditional textile of the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa

noun:

• the (above-mentioned) authorities; police (from said station)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lead someone around by the nose

noun:

• sleeping under the stars - colloquialism
• having sex outdoors

noun:

• The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

expression:

• in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies - proverb

noun:

• excess of fold beyond the stitching seam

noun:

• var. of puppet popular in the Edo period

noun:

• (time limit imposed by the) statute of limitations

noun:

• the continuative form when used as a conjunction

noun:

• member of the Imperial family; royalty - four character idiom
• beautiful clouds

noun:

• growing tired of the social network mixi - colloquialism

noun:

• the edge (overlapping) part of a tatami mat

noun:

• defenestration (throwing something or somebody out the window)

noun:

• collusive bidding at the initiative of government agencies

adverb / ~と adverb:

• thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy) - onomatopoeia

expression:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman

noun:

• bacteremia; bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood)

auxiliary verb / conjunction:

• in order to; for the purpose of

auxiliary / suffix:

• must; should ➜ 可き・可き・可し

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to enjoy the trust and confidence of

noun:

• in-house faction (political groups within the Diet)

noun:

• parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet

noun:

• incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation