noun:

• slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

noun:

• bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food ➜ 大阪の食い倒れ

noun:

• ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China - archaism

noun:

• commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan

noun:

• person with whom one communicates by pager

noun:

• baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations

noun:

• wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before

noun:

• pushing down (one's opponent) by leaning on (him)

noun:

• matching clothing worn by couples - From English "pair look"

noun / ~する noun:

• removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)

noun / ~する noun:

• participating in something by merely following the leaders - four character idiom

noun:

• wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens - four character idiom

noun:

• pneumoconiosis (lung disease caused by dust inhalation)

pronoun:

• I (mainly used by working men); myself

noun:

• doctoral degree (e.g. PhD) by thesis only

noun:

• blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work

noun:

• deconstruction (as in the term coined by Jacques Derrida)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable

noun:

• progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging) ➜ 早期老化症

noun:

• progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)

noun:

• characters used by Western civilization (esp. the Latin alphabet) - obscure term ➜ ローマ字

noun:

• self deprecating first person pronoun used by the elderly - archaism - male language

noun:

• Xiuyaojing (Indian astrological text written by Amoghavajra)

noun:

• short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men

noun:

• baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents - Kansai dialect ➜ ニッカーズボン