noun:

• point of sale; POS

adverb / ~の noun / noun:

• two at a time; two by two; in twos

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

noun:

• Asiatic mode of production (Marx)

noun:

• family of a soldier at the front

noun:

• state of fine weather where one is subject to direct sunlight

noun:

• mythological island of demons

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to bear the full brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning) - idiom

noun:

• direction of the wind

noun:

• chatting without a break; talking without pause
• amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy) ➜ しゃべくり漫才

noun:

• copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.

noun:

• portable shrine used to transport a sacred object ➜ 御羽車

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

noun:

• radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast Aug. 15, 1945) ➜ ポツダム宣言

noun:

• marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant

noun:

• bath with a metal pipe

noun:

• accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)

noun:

• beginning of line

noun:

• Act of Uniformity

noun / ~する noun:

• prospering after a fire

noun:

• theory of education; view of education

noun:

• hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)

noun:

• first market of the year

noun:

• dried persimmons on a skewer

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be out of breath