noun:

• financial contributions to the UN made by member-nations

noun:

• bacterial wilt (caused by the bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum) - Medicine term

noun / ~する noun:

• performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments

noun:

• vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)

noun:

• lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife

noun:

• going along voluntarily to be questioned by law officers - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• killing by running over with a car or train

noun:

• field cap (used by Japanese troops in WW II)

noun:

• warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi

noun:

• slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

noun:

• bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food ➜ 大阪の食い倒れ

noun:

• ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China - archaism

noun:

• commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan

noun:

• person with whom one communicates by pager

noun:

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

noun:

• baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations

noun:

• wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before

noun:

• pushing down (one's opponent) by leaning on (him)

noun:

• matching clothing worn by couples - From English "pair look"

noun / ~する noun:

• removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)

expression:

• with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

noun:

• a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha

noun / ~する noun:

• participating in something by merely following the leaders - four character idiom

noun:

• great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash - four character idiom

noun:

• wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens - four character idiom