noun:

• freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)

expression:

• the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body - proverb

noun:

• dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
• indigo (dye) ➜ インジゴ
• indigo (colour) ➜ 藍色

noun / ~する noun:

• presenting; presentation

noun:

• Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern - salutation of a formal letter - honorific language

noun:

• refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi

noun:

• revision seal; correction seal (special seal used to indicate a correction in an official document)

expression:

• struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a mountain area (for climbing)
• entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple

noun:

• supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to the Earth

noun:

• real cake (as opposed to fake ) ➜ セレモニーケーキ
• fresh cake; cake baked with fresh ingredients

noun:

• the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• lolicon; male pedophile; male sexually attracted to prepubescent girls - abbreviation
• lolicon; male pedophilia - abbreviation ➜ ロリータコンプレックス

expression:

• briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly

adjectival noun:

• methodical; precise; meticulous; scrupulous; regular; punctual

noun:

• wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

noun:

• proof; evidence; sign; testimony; vindication

suffix noun:

• certificate; license; membership card ［しょう］

~する noun:

• to testify (usu. Christian religious context) ［あかし］

noun:

• enlightenment ［しょう］ - Buddhism term
• symptoms (in Chinese medicine); patient's condition ［しょう］

noun:

• office; official - usu. 官,司,寮 - archaism
• chief; head - usu. 首,長
• (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies ［司］

noun:

• scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona, little-known species of hammerhead shark found in the eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to northern Peru)

noun:

• event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2nd Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)

expression / adverb:

• (just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

noun:

• floor space index; FSI; floor area ratio; FAR; ratio of building size to lot; plot ratio

expression:

• not knowing one's way around; not familiar with the area; not knowing what to do

noun:

• hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast ➜ 筈

noun:

• juvenile likely to commit a crime; juvenile with a criminal bent; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender

noun:

• citron tea ➜ 柚子
• jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea ➜ 柚子

noun:

• inferior goods; low-quality article
• trifling gift ［粗品］ - humble language
• gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive ［粗品］