expression / noun:

• vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.) ➜ 幕を切る

noun:

• direct kanji input (as opposed to kana-kanji conversion) - abbreviation - IT term ➜ 漢字直接入力

noun:

• direct kanji input (as opposed to kana-kanji conversion) - IT term ➜ 漢直

noun:

• directors' bonus; bonus allowances to company executives; officers' bonuses

noun / ~する noun:

• plunging to one's death; death from a fall

noun:

• matters for investigation; matters to be examined; research agenda

noun:

• beauty of content (as opposed to form); substantial beauty ➜ 形式美

noun:

• soaking something; leaving something to soak ➜ っ放し【っぱなし】

noun / ~する noun:

• piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece - Shōgi term ➜ 間駒

noun:

• killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness - Buddhism term

noun:

• well-selling line (goods); products predicted to sell well ➜ 売れ筋【うれすじ】

noun:

• scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert

noun:

• person one respects second only to one's father - archaism

noun:

• scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha - Buddhism term

noun:

• deep draining basket
• hand basket - obscure term
• going to a prostitute - thieves' cant - obscure term - slang

noun:

• ceremony for moving a deity to a new site - Shintō term ➜ 遷座【せんざ】・遷宮祭【せんぐうさい】

expression:

• to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding ➜ に取って【にとって】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to blow a bubble (with bubble gum)

noun:

• real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)

noun:

• moving beyond nuclear energy (e.g. to renewable energy) ➜ 卒【そつ】・脱原発

expression:

• all you have to do is; just; that's all

adverb / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• some; (a) little ➜ 幾分【いくぶん】
• somewhat; to some extent; in part ➜ 幾分【いくぶん】

noun:

• Diet session up to the creation of the budget

noun:

• shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead - Shintō term