noun:

• practising law
• legal processes in running a country
• method; way; means ➜ 方術
• magic ➜ 方術

noun:

• prostitution (in the guise of a massage service) - From English "fashion health" ➜ ヘルス

noun:

• telegram sent at night (usually to make use of a reduced rate)

noun:

• paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store

noun:

• Petromyzontidae; family of parasitic lamprey with a toothed sucking mouth

noun:

• credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment

noun:

• house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud

noun:

• light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion ➜ 萌黄色

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)

noun:

• painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)

noun:

• men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.) - Buddhism term
• food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

noun:

• tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps ➜ ピンセット

noun:

• literary fragment
• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context ➜ 断章取義

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

noun:

• salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

noun:

• fishermen's banner hoisted to indicate a rich haul; big-catch flag

noun:

• supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter

noun:

• upstage left pillar (on a noh stage), next to the flute player

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun / ~する noun:

• retirement from active life
• moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence - recent meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• writing an inscription on a stone monument (e.g. before carving it)