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

expression:

• (to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)

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)

expression:

• bearing no comparison with; not to be mentioned in the same breath as

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

noun:

• section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

noun:

• teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

noun:

• standing (of a legal case, e.g. whether there are grounds to prosecute)

noun:

• candidates (in an election) who have won or are projected to be elected - from 当選及び当選確実

adjectival noun:

• restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted

adverb:

• for some reason - of an emotional or psychological state ➜ そぞろに

noun:

• being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain - archaism
• fifth lunar month ➜ 皐月

noun:

• kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove - obscure term

noun:

• dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis) ➜ 当帰

noun:

• Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses) ➜ 律法

noun:

• Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses) - obscure term ➜ モーセ五書

noun:

• fare box; place where one puts the money required to ride public transportation

noun:

• Pteromys volans orii (subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel, endemic to Hokkaido)