adjectival noun:

• (of a branch heavily laden with fruit, etc.) drooping; bending

noun / ~する noun:

• reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build

noun:

• retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut - Sumo term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses - Sumo term

noun:

• slowdown strategy; go-slow tactics (of workers in a labor dispute) - four character idiom

noun:

• (having a) good chance of being elected (winning) (in an election) - four character idiom

noun:

• young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.

noun:

• nose cone (e.g. of a rocket)

noun:

• last scene (e.g. of a movie)

noun:

• same singular and plural form (of a noun) (e.g. sheep)

noun:

• limited amount of rain which falls off to a certain region - obscure term

noun:

• very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

noun:

• very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash - abbreviation ➜ 御太鼓結び

noun:

• request to arrest a member of parliament while still in session ➜ 不逮捕特権

noun:

• (of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticeable triangular tail ➜ 八分【はっぷん】

noun:

• foot pocket portion of a diving fin

noun:

• O-ring; loop of elastomer used as a gasket

expression:

• out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed - colloquialism

expression / adjective:

• fast; brisk
• careless; thoughtless; impudent; rash
• (of a woman) wanton; promiscuous

noun:

• collision; overlapping (e.g. of two objects in a video game)

noun:

• first-time adoption; initial application (e.g. of a new technology)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses - Sumo term

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period) ➜ 笄髷

noun:

• introductory clause of a law, patent, etc.; chapeau; main paragraph