noun:

• sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• enjoying great popularity; receiving widespread high praise; being a great success with the public - four character idiom

noun:

• padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles
• mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.

noun:

• scooter with a compartment under the seat to hold a helmet - From English "(hel)met in" ➜ メット

noun:

• Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)

noun:

• Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)

noun / ~する noun:

• treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそう

interjection:

• thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそうさま

noun:

• air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)

noun:

• main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu

expression:

• not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark

noun / ~する noun:

• going along with something; following the crowd
• treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

noun:

• V-sign; hand gesture similar to the peace sign, representing victory or happiness

noun:

• people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

noun:

• agreement used to prevent unauthorized or faked divorce by couples in Japan in the future

noun:

• yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)

noun:

• Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri); sand lamprey (species found in the Northwest Pacific)

noun:

• soot-colored bamboo (coloured)
• bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end) ➜ すす払い

noun:

• territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
• countryside - archaism

noun:

• single-tiered gate with eight secondary pillars supporting the four main central pillars

expression / ichidan verb:

• to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

noun:

• horn shark (Heterodontus francisci, a bullhead shark from the Eastern Pacific)

noun:

• the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso

noun:

• Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods ➜ 伊弉冉尊

noun:

• hairstyle for men and women from early Edo era to the Genroku era

noun:

• game in which one makes a big snowball by rolling it around in the snow