noun:

• spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family) - archaism

noun:

• rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

noun:

• minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate

noun:

• selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); hire purchase

noun:

• audience (with a person of high standing) ➜ 拝謁【はいえつ】
• eye-level

noun / ~する noun:

• outline; synopsis; abridgment; summary
• simplified form of a kanji

noun:

• progressive form - Linguistics term
• in progress (e.g. of a project)

noun:

• tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye

noun / ~の noun:

• conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization

noun:

• tout
• arbitrator (esp. in a play)

noun:

• shoji with glass window behind a sliding bottom half

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• extending over a number of years - obscure term

expression:

• stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on ➜ 一糸まとわぬ【いっしまとわぬ】・一糸纏わず【いっしまとわず】

noun:

• protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)

noun:

• word - archaism
• waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka) ➜ 和歌

noun:

• sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a name entered in the family register ➜ 籍に入れる【せきにいれる】

noun:

• shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)

expression / adjective:

• quick to warm up (e.g. of a kettle)

noun:

• the way a bra fits - From English "bust fit"

noun:

• protest advertising (on an issue by a pressure group)

noun:

• place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

noun:

• dissolution of several sections into a new organization (organisation)

noun:

• violence within a (student) sect; internal strife