noun:

• conveyance of the opinions of the lower classes to the powers that be - four character idiom

noun:

• remote island; distant island ［えんとう・とおじま］
• punishment by exile to a remote island ［えんとう・おんとう］

expression:

• out of touch with the voters; indifferent to the concerns of the people

noun / ~する noun:

• adding a penalty to a crime (e.g. fines, prison); penalizing a crime

noun:

• briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them - abbreviation ➜ ムントテラピー

noun:

• tailor-made suit; tailored suit; made-to-measure suit - From English "order suit"

adverb:

• now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

noun:

• rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

noun:

• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

expression:

• don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face - after a verb

expression:

• if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged ➜ 暇【ひま】

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