expression / noun:

• shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

expression:

• Out of Asia and Into Europe (slogan calling for Japan to align itself with the West) - four character idiom

noun:

• young men with deep tans (or dark makeup) who wear white eyeliner and lipstick - slang

noun:

• Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US) - Food term - From Chinese "qīngjiāo ròusī"

noun:

• euphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u' - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale - abbreviation - From English "flying get" ➜ フライングゲット

noun:

• homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form

noun:

• Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices) ➜ 太政官

noun:

• rolling (something); knocking down - abbreviation
• fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line ➜ 転がし釣り
• repeatedly buying and selling

noun:

• society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")

noun:

• orthographical variants; words with the same pronunciation and meaning, but different written forms; spelling inconsistency

noun:

• Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini

noun:

• seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower) ➜ 春の七草

noun:

• spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus, species of houndshark found around southern Australia and New Zealand)

noun:

• stripe-tailed Goanna (Varanus gilleni, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northwestern and central Australia)

noun:

• inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware, etc. - obscure term ➜ 文様

noun:

• train of dress; trailing skirt ➜ 引き摺り
• woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion ➜ 引き摺り

noun:

• persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period) ➜ 男伊達

noun:

• briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)

expression:

• someone who was just crying quickly cheers up and smiles; a child's emotions change easily

noun:

• All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969

noun:

• All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969 - abbreviation ➜ 全学共闘会議

noun:

• loco moco; Hawaiian dish, trad. white rice topped with hamburger patty, fried egg and brown gravy - Food term

noun:

• sexual activity (at a brothel) involving body lotion and an air mattress - From English "mat play"

noun:

• former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period) ➜ バテレン