noun:

• using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully - four character idiom

noun:

• Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish

expression:

• a meeting by chance is preordained - proverb ➜ 袖振り合うも他生の縁

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make a circle (e.g. draw, paint, describe, walk, drive, etc.)

noun:

• foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions

expression / ichidan verb:

• to trip a circuit breaker - Engineering term ➜ ブレーカー

noun:

• branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering) - poetic name - archaism ➜ 玉串

noun:

• a file

noun:

• impression given by a painting or image

noun:

• form of martial art using a short cane staff

noun / ~する noun:

• comments on those listed in a biography

noun:

• unconditional cancellation of a contract ➜ クーリングオフ

noun:

• speaker at a public hearing

noun:

• following someone through a locked door, thus obtaining unauthorized access

noun:

• one's life as a consumer

noun:

• a burn hole

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a state of intense concentration - Buddhism term Antonym: 入定

noun:

• wrestling performed in a sitting position - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to nail a crosspiece (to)

noun:

• secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents - slang ➜ 番長

noun:

• loneliness on a journey

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a terrible time; to have a hard time ➜ 目にあう【めにあう】

noun / ~する noun:

• waiting for a good hit at a pitch - Baseball term

noun:

• a purveyor to the government - four character idiom

noun:

• person given as a reference; witness
• potential suspect; person of interest
• witness