noun:

• technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• operating on a ten-minute schedule

noun:

• statement of delivery; delivery slip; delivery note

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sit on a cushion

noun:

• certificate of enrollment; certificate of (school) registration

expression:

• way of dealing with; way of handling

noun:

• racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence

expression / ichidan verb:

• to offer a prize

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

noun:

• (a) source of law

noun / ~の noun:

• waste of effort; thankless task

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese) - Linguistics term

noun:

• fee for a geisha's time

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith ➜ 寺請制度

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

noun:

• moral or political commitment to a cause - From French "engagement"

noun:

• key of D - Music term

noun:

• certification of official registration of a seal

noun:

• out on a third-base liner

noun:

• the fortunes of war

noun / ~する noun:

• attainment of Buddhahood during life - four character idiom

noun:

• ceremony of fitting child with a hakama ➜ 袴・袴着

noun:

• crowd of people

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting a home or a shrine

noun:

• rules of teaching