noun:

• chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)

adjective:

• somewhat lacking; somewhat weak in the head

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to shake (e.g. the world); to shock

noun:

• Olympic Cauldron (platform (structure) bearing the Olympic flame)

noun:

• horse racing operated by the Japan Racing Association

noun:

• tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)

expression / ~の noun:

• domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country

expression:

• day in and day out; all the time

noun:

• ninja working in the open; non-undercover ninja

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal - four character idiom

noun:

• diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table; diplomatic bargaining - four character idiom

expression:

• The End; Finis - at the close of a book, film, etc.

suffix noun / noun:

• completion; conclusion; end
• providing fully

noun:

• halibut (esp. the Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis)

expression:

• When in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb ➜ 郷に入っては郷に従え

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to wipe the slate clean; to start anew ➜ 白紙に戻す

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be answerable (for); to take the blame

noun:

• pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period) - obscure term ➜ 先土器時代

expression / ichidan verb:

• to iron; to do the ironing

expression / ichidan verb:

• to throw down the drain; to waste

noun:

• stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

noun:

• Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim ➜ 四国巡礼

noun / ~する noun:

• change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite - idiom ➜ 猫被り

~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• very recently; in the very recent past