noun:

• Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003) ➜ 有志連合

noun:

• hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length - From English "very short"

noun:

• assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (Nov. 22, 1963); JFK assassination

expression:

• it can't be helped; there's nothing to do about it - From Chinese "méi fǎzi" ➜ しかたがない

noun:

• purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe

noun:

• the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki) - abbreviation
• western nations (esp. India or Europe)
• 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara ➜ 西国三十三所
• a pilgrimage of these temples ➜ 西国巡礼

noun:

• end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
• beginning; start; first
• odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least

noun:

• self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling ➜ 渡世人・男伊達・町奴

noun:

• light Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and marinated food, also now served in restaurants ➜ 惣菜【そうざい】

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• work, items, etc. carried over from earlier - colloquialism ➜ 持ち越す

noun / ~する noun:

• hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

noun:

• labyrinth spinefoot (Siganus labyrinthodes, species of Western Central Pacific rabbitfish known from Indonesia and thought more widespread)

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

noun:

• debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods) - archaism

noun:

• oxygen absorber; oxygen scavenger; small packet placed in packaged food to absorb oxygen and prevent oxidation

noun:

• minigame; mini game; subgame; microgame; short and simple video game
• practice game, usu. with reduced players - Sports term

noun:

• female help; female labor; female labour ➜ 男手【おとこで】
• woman's handwriting ➜ 男手【おとこで】
• hiragana - archaism ➜ 男手【おとこで】

noun:

• male help; male labor; male labour ➜ 女手
• man's handwriting ➜ 女手
• kanji - archaism ➜ 女手

noun:

• well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake

noun:

• Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii); skunk dolphin; panda dolphin

noun:

• great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi); Kellogg's seahorse; offshore seahorse

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to be crowded ➜ ごたごた
• to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue; to be entangled (in a situation) ➜ ごたごた

noun:

• kitchen door; back door; service door; tradesman's entrance

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to oppose someone's opinion; to refute; to contradict

noun:

• retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home