noun:

• sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)

noun:

• good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper - manga name, from だめ and メンズ - colloquialism ➜ メンズ・駄目

noun:

• railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile

noun:

• opening something to pedestrians, e.g. a new bridge

noun:

• place where a stationary fishing net is spread out ➜ 定置網

noun:

• unlawful trespass; occupying a property and refusing to leave

noun:

• German department (e.g. in a university)

noun:

• Apristurus fedorovi (Federov's catshark, a species from Japan)

noun:

• random pounding (e.g. on a drum)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a bath in the open air

noun:

• float at a festival upon which one can dance

noun:

• prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range - archaism ➜ 矢場【やば】

noun:

• pavilion in a garden (used to keep cool); gazebo - archaism ➜ 東屋

noun:

• chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables

expression:

• a good workman does not blame his tools - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• pressing forward without giving a chance to explain - archaism

noun:

• copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy) ➜ 臨書

noun:

• advertising poster in a station

noun:

• catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat

noun:

• fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine) ➜ 御神籤【おみくじ】

noun:

• back pain due to the cold accompanying a snowfall

noun:

• reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

noun:

• toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel) - archaism ➜ 楊弓場

noun:

• trade below the public offering price during a float

noun:

• medieval armour lacking a solid breastplate and sleeves