noun:

• maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil - four character idiom

noun:

• pedantry; display of learning

adjectival noun / noun:

• second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun:

• Acanthuridae; family of marine tropical surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes

ichidan verb:

• to do something different; to make a big thing of

noun:

• racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles

noun:

• soft vinyl; vinyl chloride monomer, used for moulded shapes such as toys ➜ ソフビ

noun:

• Cynodontia; suborder of therapsids

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male

noun:

• Saohime; goddess of Spring

noun:

• Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini

noun:

• the first half-year; first half of the year

noun:

• indoor bath; bath for family (not public) use

expression:

• something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

noun:

• wage rate; rate of pay

expression:

• delusion; trick of the imagination ➜ 気迷い

noun:

• daylight hours; hours of sunshine

noun:

• spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling

noun:

• Sevener Shiism; branch of Shia Islam ➜ イスマーイール派

expression:

• having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; unable to change one's course of action; a man riding a tiger cannot disembark halfway through

noun:

• cemetery area; land set aside for burial

noun:

• radiation genetics; study of the effects of radiation on genes

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be conceited; to think highly of oneself