noun:

• one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of accounting) ➜ 六知事

noun:

• paper for fans or parasols (cut in a fan shape)
• ground paper; backing paper

noun:

• disparity between values of votes in different constituencies; measure of malapportionment of electorates

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged ➜ 年を食う【としをくう】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

noun:

• naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation ➜ 自然木
• natural wood

expression / noun:

• lost decade; decade of economic stagnation
• decade in Japan from 1992 to 2002

noun / ~する noun:

• notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration)
• being well versed (in something) ➜ 精通

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities

noun:

• top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding
• harbinger; herald; precursor; forerunner; foretoken
• anticipation

noun:

• Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom) ➜ 本占地
• euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.) ➜ 平茸

noun:

• recipient; receiver; acceptor; taker
• skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.) - Martial Arts, Sumo term
• person who picks up the cards (in karuta games) ➜ 読み手

noun:

• one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it - four character idiom

noun:

• fiery chariot - Buddhism term
• kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies)
• (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive)
• vile old hag - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 火車婆

noun:

• Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition) - obscure term ➜ 八咫烏
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology ➜ 八咫烏

expression:

• something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success - obscure term

noun:

• word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...") - e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく - obscure term - From English "cushion word"

expression / noun:

• too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put away one's bedding
• to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)

noun:

• World Heritage (cultural, natural, etc.); World Cultural and Natural Heritage (UNESCO)

noun:

• (large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night - From English "fire storm"

noun:

• figure; form; shape
• appearance; dress; guise
• state; condition; picture; image
• form (of a waka) ➜ 和歌

suffix noun:

• dressed in ...; wearing ...

noun / ~の noun:

• person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

noun:

• underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis) ➜ 順手
• unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)