noun:

• Ichthyomyzon; genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae

noun:

• online database; on-line database - IT term

noun:

• Libra (constellation); the Scales

noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word - four character idiom ➜ 魯魚の誤り【ろぎょのあやまり】

noun:

• purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• study of calculation (ritsuryo period); the way of calculation

noun:

• Shonan train; medium-distance train on the eastern Tokaido Main Line (coloured green and orange) - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• bipedal walking; walking on two legs

noun:

• cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to equivocate; to beat around the bush

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind - idiom

noun:

• wealthy people; the rich

noun / suffix noun:

• contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.) ➜ 月極め・日極め

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

expression:

• apropos of nothing; to change the subject

noun:

• Eridanus (constellation); the River - From Latin

noun / ~する noun:

• living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside

noun:

• retirement house

expression:

• as always; the same as it always is

noun:

• Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines ［モロ］

adverb:

• conspicuously; openly - colloquialism
• completely; entirely; perfectly; wonderfully - colloquialism

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks

noun:

• strikers; workers on strike

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to drive a quill (pen); to wield the writing brush

noun:

• Schroederichthys; genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae

noun:

• civic activity; activities initiated by the citizens themselves