noun:

• admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition

noun:

• material life; material aspects of life

noun:

• light trading; low volume of transactions

noun:

• Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima

noun / ~する noun:

• going west; leaving for the west

expression / noun:

• place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

noun:

• Monotremata; order of egg-laying mammals

noun:

• DJ police; nickname of riot policeman controlling football supporters

noun:

• Excavata; kingdom of unicellular eukaryotes

noun / ~する noun:

• appropriation to; earmarking for

noun:

• poetic instinct; taste for haiku

noun:

• empty lot; vacant plot of land

noun:

• the last half-year; second half of the year

noun:

• mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China

noun:

• sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries

noun:

• roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes

noun:

• oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi - かんとだき is ksb and かんとに is Nagoya-ben ➜ 御田

noun:

• depression; angle of dip

noun:

• nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly

noun:

• ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request - IT term

noun:

• prayer request; request for prayers

noun:

• cinéma vérité; style of documentary film making - From French

noun:

• nowcast; prediction of the very near future (esp. one hour weather forecast)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap

noun:

• oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying