noun:

• Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best

noun:

• poison suicide; suicide by poisoning ➜ 服毒

noun:

• lunchmate syndrome; mental state of being afraid of being seen eating by oneself

noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others - four character idiom

noun:

• looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of) - four character idiom

noun:

• trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)

noun:

• corsage; small bouquet worn by a woman - From French
• bodice of a woman's dress - archaism

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by ➜ 糊口・糊する

noun / ~の noun:

• being dissolute and unruly; ruining oneself by leading a fast life - four character idiom

noun:

• Massacre of the Innocents; episode of infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament

noun:

• fatwa; legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue - From Arabic "fatwa"

noun:

• free price; price determined by the seller, not the distributor or government

ichidan verb:

• to let a person take hold of; to bribe by slipping money into a person's hand

noun:

• reservoir; lake formed by a dam

noun / ~する noun:

• grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand

noun / ~する noun:

• falling due to a strong wind; being toppled by the wind

adverb:

• all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

noun / ~する noun:

• blanching (cultivation method); whitening (of vegetables, etc.) by depriving of light

noun:

• broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment

noun:

• beachfront park; park by the sea

noun:

• obligatory gift chocolate; chocolate given by women to male acquaintances on Valentine's day ➜ 本命チョコ

expression:

• even if it means living in dire poverty; by all means

noun:

• Cakraratna; wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage - Buddhism term ➜ 転輪王・法輪

noun:

• straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce - Food term ➜ うどん