noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees

noun:

• one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters) - Buddhism term ➜ 六知事

noun:

• proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained ➜ 拘束名簿式比例代表制

noun:

• just-in-time (inventory strategy); JIT

noun:

• Just In Time Compiler - IT term

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

noun:

• telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone - abbreviation
• cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone

noun:

• processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)

noun:

• honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.) - From English "rank in"

noun:

• legend; tradition
• biography; life
• method; way
• horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan

noun:

• udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

noun:

• Chypre fragrance (family of scents including sage, lavender, and oak moss, used in perfumes)

noun:

• boiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)

noun:

• comparing and adjusting; reconciling; knocking into shape; bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole
• lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together - Engineering term
• margination - usually written using kana alone - Medicine term

noun:

• good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense - four character idiom

expression:

• variation of "arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period

noun:

• roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine - four character idiom

expression:

• variant of "de arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period ➜ ありんす

noun:

• Theaceae; family of flowering plants comprising the camellias and other shrubs and trees

noun:

• term used in translation; translation equivalent
• word borrowed and translated from another language

noun:

• surname; family name
• hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) ［せい］ ➜ 姓【かばね】

noun:

• round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines