noun:

• principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country) ➜ 属地主義

noun:

• tactics of fighting a technologically advanced adversary with primitive weapons; sole reliance on simple determination (naive spiritualism) in fighting an overwhelming foe - four character idiom

noun:

• exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first

noun:

• tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
• small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma ➜ 袋戸棚

noun:

• broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment

noun:

• driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an annual event on January 15th)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to investigate thoroughly; to probe into; to think something through; to follow an argument to its logical conclusion

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce) - colloquialism - idiom

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in
• to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
• to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades) ➜ 撃ち込む
• to input (data); to enter
• to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for
• to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.) - Sports term
• to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in - Martial Arts term
• to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation
• to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持す

noun / ~する noun:

• scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

noun:

• young person acting like an old person
• officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period ➜ 老中

noun:

• beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

noun:

• selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner

expression:

• a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make someone understand their fate; to reason with; to persuade; to deliver an imperial edict (which cannot be refused) [literal] - archaism

expression:

• if (an action, etc.)
• since ...; if you are going to ...
• one after another; indicates repeated action
• adds emphasis

noun:

• chair with an attached tray for eating, writing, etc. - From English "chair table"

expression:

• function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• spreading out like an open fan
• becoming prosperous
• folding fan; ceremonial folding fan

noun:

• spreading out like an open fan ➜ 末広【すえひろ】
• becoming prosperous ➜ 末広【すえひろ】
• folding fan; ceremonial folding fan ➜ 末広【すえひろ】

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist ➜ 介する
• to worry; to mind; to care ➜ 介する

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult

noun / ~する noun:

• playing with fire
• playing with something dangerous
• playing around (love); flirting; having an affair