noun:

• a question of whether or not someone should resign - four character idiom

noun:

• infinite - abbreviation
• incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become the subject of rumours or conversations

expression:

• unplugged; not needing or having electrification (e.g. music)

noun:

• thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

noun:

• wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on - obscure term

noun:

• indies; independent film or music

noun:

• politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sleek; smooth - onomatopoeia
• thin (of a liquid)
• without hesitation or delay

noun:

• square or rectangular bento box containing cross-shaped separators

noun:

• sampling food or drink; tasting

noun:

• worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim

noun:

• senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

noun:

• proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

noun:

• knurling; ridged pattern usu. on circular or cylindrical objects - From French ➜ ナーリング

noun:

• knurling; ridged pattern usu. on circular or cylindrical objects

noun:

• characteristic value; physical or chemical properties; figure of merit

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• boundlessly wide or vast
• dim and indistinct

noun:

• meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine - archaism

noun:

• short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men

noun:

• leaning out of a car or train window

~と adverb:

• sound of a button or switch being pressed - onomatopoeia

noun:

• day of the ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter) ➜ 土用の丑の日

noun:

• low hit (e.g. in baseball or golf)

~の noun:

• downhill

noun:

• nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void) - Buddhism term