noun:

• companies exploiting debtors by forcing them to make expensive credit card purchases and buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

noun:

• divination by facial features

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term

noun:

• forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 碰【ポン】

expression / noun:

• vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister

noun:

• storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind

noun / ~する noun:

• passing one by (without noticing); inadvertently ignoring

noun:

• shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute) - From Portuguese "charamela" ➜ 哨吶【さない】

noun:

• everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

noun:

• taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)

noun:

• compulsory sale by auction; forced auction

noun / ~の noun:

• place by the sea ➜ 山手【やまて】

noun:

• hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese - From Portuguese "calção" ➜ 袴

noun:

• blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight

noun:

• thin, sleeveless overgarment worn by pilgrims

noun / ~する noun:

• identifying a piece by touch - Mahjong term

adverb:

• (leading) someone by the nose

noun:

• gluing by hand; gambling without money (on the understanding that losses shall be covered later)

noun:

• Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services; Mobile Phone Improper Use Prevention Act - Law term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to stamp through

godan ~る verb:

• to walk across; to travel on foot ➜ 踏破【とうは】

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• fascinated and distracted by something

noun:

• the calamity of being killed by the sword

noun:

• flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

noun / ~する noun:

• imitation of a professional singer, musician, dancer, etc. usu. by an amateur - slang - abbreviation ➜ 完全コピー

expression:

• first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")