noun:

• young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent) - ヤン is from ヤンキー or ヤング ➜ ヤンキー・ヤング

noun:

• left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef - Food term

noun:

• understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

noun:

• ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred) ➜ 浮遊霊

noun / ~する noun:

• joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement

noun:

• trehalose (used in foods as a sweetener, stabilizer and flavor enhancer) (stabiliser) (flavour)

noun:

• melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• (providing) covering fire - four character idiom
• supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

noun:

• get-well card (gift, letter) - four character idiom
• visit to (inquiry after) a sick person

noun:

• the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• (engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other - four character idiom

expression:

• worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died - vulgar ➜ くたばる

noun:

• staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

noun:

• vital point (critical place to make a move in the game of Go)

noun:

• style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof

expression:

• easy; simple; even if you're an idiot or a simpleton [literal] - チョン is often a racist term for Koreans - sensitive ➜ チョン

noun:

• fukubachi; inverted bowl that sits above the base of a pagoda finial

noun:

• ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

expression:

• (to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)

noun:

• hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

~と adverb:

• with a crunching or grinding sound - onomatopoeia
• quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently
• crispily; crunchily ➜ さくさく

noun:

• primary nursing care requirement authorization (a 5-level graded system under health insurance) ➜ 介護保険制度