noun:

• double circle; 'good work' (equiv. of silver star awarded to children at school)

noun:

• willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

noun:

• ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred) ➜ 浮遊霊

noun:

• very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division - Sumo term ➜ 付出し

noun:

• melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on) - four character idiom

noun:

• being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation - four character idiom

noun:

• being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation - four character idiom

noun:

• get-well card (gift, letter) - four character idiom
• visit to (inquiry after) a sick person

noun:

• the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience - four character idiom

noun:

• (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance - four character idiom

noun:

• staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

noun:

• vital point (critical place to make a move in the game of Go)

expression / adjective:

• easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable ➜ 気の置けない

noun:

• dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

noun:

• mufti; Muslim legal expert entitled to make decisions on points of Islamic law - From Arabic "mufti"

noun:

• replying to someone's email after a long delay; slow response - slang ➜ レス

expression / adjective:

• lost for words; not knowing what to say by way of excuse (refutation)

noun:

• beautiful white-skinned lady (usu. wrt to freckle removal and skin whitening products)

noun:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々

noun:

• dividing pupils, etc. into groups or classes; streaming schoolchildren according to ability

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term