noun:

• racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles

noun:

• extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night) - four character idiom

expression:

• Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal - four character idiom

expression:

• Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal - four character idiom

noun:

• seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.

noun:

• dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention - slang

expression / adjective:

• lost for words; not knowing what to say by way of excuse (refutation)

adjectival noun:

• restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted

adverb:

• for some reason - of an emotional or psychological state ➜ そぞろに

noun:

• oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying

noun:

• (printed) itinerary
• road map; program (for the solution of a political problem, etc.) ➜ ロードマップ

noun:

• small scale production model kit (e.g. for figurines) - From English "garage kit" ➜ ガレキ・フィギュア

noun:

• favorable condition (for entering the priesthood) - Buddhism term
• dying in order (from oldest to youngest)

noun:

• waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship) ➜ 月待ち【つきまち】

noun:

• Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus) - slang ➜ 貽貝
• silicone receptacle used for male masturbation

noun:

• Law for the Protection of Personal Information Retained by Independent Administrative Institutions (2003)

noun:

• being-for-others (philosophical term used by Hegel and Sartre (etre-en-soi))

noun:

• round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) - Buddhism term ➜ 布団

noun:

• ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)

expression:

• zombie businesses (firms that would have failed but for government intervention)

noun:

• machine for making (white) lines (in sport fields, etc.) - From English "line car"

noun:

• facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple) - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• tourist bus with high seating for better sight-seeing - From English "high decker, high-deck car" ➜ 観光バス

noun:

• celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)

noun:

• red and black lacquered sake cask with horn-like handles, used for ceremonies ➜ 酒樽

noun:

• Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period)
• alias; pseudonym ［からな］ - archaism