noun:

• Norman; the Normans

noun:

• arm-barring force out; locking arms around an opponent and pushing him out of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• Tabanidae; family comprising the horse-flies

noun / ~する noun:

• mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification

noun:

• 1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993 ➜ 自由民主党【じゆうみんしゅとう】・日本社会党【にっぽんしゃかいとう】

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• being instagrammable; looking good on Instagram - slang ➜ 映える【はえる】

noun:

• physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

expression:

• because of; on account of
• regarding ➜ について
• per; apiece ➜ について

noun:

• Panthalassa; vast global ocean during the late Paleozoic and the early Mesozoic periods

noun:

• famous haiku poet; the poet Basho

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

noun / ~する noun:

• cornered; driven to the wall

expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught) [literal] - proverb - abbreviation ➜ 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む【もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ】

noun:

• backslapping; a smile and a tap on the shoulder [literal]
• backslapper; someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder; someone who wins people over

noun:

• epiphyte; plant which grows on another

noun:

• Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross

expression:

• grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• going west; leaving for the west

conjunction:

• because; the reason being - archaism
• while; during

adverb:

• to the extent that; more and more ➜ 程

noun / ~する noun:

• north face; north side; the north; facing north

noun:

• fatwa; legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue - From Arabic "fatwa"

adjectival noun:

• instagenic; visually appealing if posted on Instagram - slang ➜ インスタ映え

noun:

• my wife; "the wife"

noun:

• diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment - four character idiom ➜ 敵は本能寺にあり

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under - idiom ➜ 掬う