noun:

• the next world; afterlife; life after death - Buddhism term

noun:

• offense (against the law); offence; violation ➜ 違反【いはん】

noun:

• island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)

expression:

• no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ... - as 〜はどうあれ ➜ どうであれ

noun:

• pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines ➜ 熊野三社

noun:

• pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines ➜ 熊野詣で

expression / adjective:

• quick on the uptake; perceptive; intuitive ➜ 勘のいい【かんのいい】

noun:

• golf pro sponsored by the tournament host - From English "host pro"

noun:

• flower or branch fastened in the hair ➜ 挿頭

noun:

• backstop - Baseball term ➜ バックネット
• protection at the rear
• assistant; lieutenant

noun:

• cenote; sinkhole (esp. in the Yucatan peninsula) - From Spanish

noun:

• the newly rich

noun:

• student hostel partly managed by the residents

noun / ~する noun:

• calling someone over the phone many times - colloquialism

noun:

• migrant worker from the countryside (in China) ➜ 民工

~の noun:

• against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal

noun:

• wild geese returning north in the spring

noun:

• being owned by the Tokyo metropolitan government

expression:

• sometimes the best gain is to lose - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)

noun:

• spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

noun:

• new registration; registering for the first time

noun:

• film shown over the New Year period

expression:

• eat moderately to avoid the doctor