expression:

• the phenomenon that perfect reasoning fails if an idiot cannot understand it

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck) - obscure term
• Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)

noun:

• pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit - From English "pocket (handker)chief"

noun:

• person appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

noun:

• original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.) ➜ ねた

noun:

• place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction - the へ is pronounced as え in this word - archaism ➜ 方違え・方塞がり

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

noun:

• bicycle custom-fitted with an ornate, box-shaped body; art bike ➜ ちゃりんこ

noun:

• system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam ➜ エスカレーター学校【エスカレーターがっこう】

noun / suffix noun:

• death; decease
• death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation) - archaism ➜ 五刑

noun:

• (an) out - Baseball term

noun:

• person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• like an electric shock; ripping; rattling - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• tearing to pieces; ripping apart - onomatopoeia

noun:

• (sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

noun:

• stole; scarf
• stall (of an engine or aircraft)
• stall (cattle)

noun:

• brain (organ)
• brains (of an operation); brain trust - abbreviation ➜ ブレーントラスト

noun:

• inner tracks or lanes; going around an inner circle; indoors

noun:

• split log; split timber
• mixer (for an alcoholic drink)

noun:

• break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

noun:

• hinge - esp. 丁番 in the construction industry
• joint (esp. an anatomical joint) ［ちょうつがい］

noun:

• person who has met an unnatural death; person accidentally killed

noun:

• taking a lead in (doing); setting an example of (doing) - four character idiom