expression / ichidan verb:

• to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder - contraction of 肩を寄せる

noun:

• komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be fully satisfied with (e.g. an explanation or apology) ➜ 釈然

noun:

• win an election due to another's death or disqualification

expression / adjective:

• remaining firm; sticking by one's principles; not budging an inch

noun:

• happy-go-lucky fellow; an easygoing and indifferent person; a pococurante - four character idiom

noun:

• learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family) - four character idiom

expression:

• incredible danger; (handing a) sword to an insane person [literal] - sensitive

noun:

• blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)

noun:

• blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address) - abbreviation - slang ➜ 着信拒否

expression:

• disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to buy an advance sales ticket (for a reserved seat)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed) - obscure term ➜ 床を上げる

noun:

• word used after an addressee's name in a formal letter - female language - polite language ➜ 脇付

noun:

• top up (e.g. a little bit to remedy an insufficiency) ➜ 足しになる

noun:

• manga that has been rejected by an editor ➜ 没・ネーム

noun:

• person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.

noun:

• careful and thorough person
• older male in an homosexual relationship ［ねんじゃ］ ➜ 若衆【わかしゅ】

noun:

• Iceland catshark (Apristurus laurussonii, an Atlantic species)

noun / ~する noun:

• song and dance performed as an offering to the gods ➜ 神楽

noun:

• person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc. ➜ 帰宅困難者

noun / ~する noun:

• pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities

noun:

• denkiburo; bath which includes an electric current, allegedly for health reasons

noun:

• bicycle custom-fitted with an ornate, box-shaped body; art bike - abbreviation ➜ デコレーションチャリンコ

noun:

• feeding an infant solely with breast milk (i.e. no formula) - abbreviation ➜ 完全母乳【かんぜんぼにゅう】