noun:

• credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子

noun:

• Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching) ➜ 金光明経

noun:

• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by ➜ 通り魔

noun:

• economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)

noun:

• calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza ➜ 正座【せいざ】

interjection:

• heave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)

noun:

• mixture; jumble
• cord made by entwining threads of various colours

noun:

• death not caused by a violent crime (excl. dying of natural causes) ➜ 犯罪死

noun:

• sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore ➜ 海女

noun:

• operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

noun:

• bite; collation; snack ➜ おちゃのこ
• tea cake ➜ 茶菓子・ちゃうけ
• light meal taken before breakfast by peasants - archaism

noun:

• blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate - slang

noun / ~する noun:

• buying by the carton (e.g. cigarettes, trading cards, etc.) - colloquialism

noun:

• hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi - Mahjong term

expression:

• being ready to drink sake by the keg; drinking like a fish

noun / ~の noun:

• friend; ally; supporter Antonym: 敵【てき】

noun / ~する noun:

• taking sides with; supporting; standing by; backing up

adverb:

• by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)

noun:

• sample; example; specimen
• display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants) ➜ 食品サンプル

adverb:

• just (now)
• quite (near)
• unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)

noun:

• pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord) - From French

noun:

• column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

suffix noun / noun:

• itself

noun:

• one's own body; oneself

adverb:

• originally; naturally; by nature; from the start

noun / ~する noun:

• cultivating one's character by studying hard; diligent application - four character idiom
• mutual encouragement (to improve) - four character idiom