noun:

• miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word - four character idiom ➜ 魯魚の誤り【ろぎょのあやまり】

noun:

• purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• lab test; in-house test - IT term

noun:

• study of calculation (ritsuryo period); the way of calculation

noun:

• Shonan train; medium-distance train on the eastern Tokaido Main Line (coloured green and orange) - colloquialism

noun:

• cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world - four character idiom

noun:

• rice miso; miso fermented with malted rice ➜ 味噌

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to equivocate; to beat around the bush

noun:

• university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages - abbreviation ➜ 外国語大学

noun:

• wealthy people; the rich

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• keeping calm and collected at times of disappoinment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity - archaism - four character idiom

noun / suffix noun:

• contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.) ➜ 月極め・日極め

expression / noun:

• (train) terminating at this station; not in service

noun:

• great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

expression / noun:

• voice acting; appearing in a movie, TV show, etc. as a voice actor ➜ 出演

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

expression:

• apropos of nothing; to change the subject

noun:

• Eridanus (constellation); the River - From Latin

expression:

• as always; the same as it always is

noun:

• Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines ［モロ］

adverb:

• conspicuously; openly - colloquialism
• completely; entirely; perfectly; wonderfully - colloquialism

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks

noun:

• adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot

noun:

• (space) filler; fill-in (in magazines, newspapers, etc.) - four character idiom

expression:

• you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!