noun / ~する noun:

• adding or removing rolling stock to a train that is in service

noun:

• clay bed-warmer (cylindrical with holes in the sides, containing a brazier)

adverb / ~する noun:

• absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily - onomatopoeia
• in a whisper ［ぼそっと・ボソッと・ボソっと］ - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Edison effect (thermionic emission from a heated metal or semiconductor)

godan ~む verb:

• to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)

noun:

• section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure

noun:

• practising law
• legal processes in running a country
• method; way; means ➜ 方術
• magic ➜ 方術

noun:

• prostitution (in the guise of a massage service) - From English "fashion health" ➜ ヘルス

noun:

• telegram sent at night (usually to make use of a reduced rate)

noun:

• paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store

noun:

• Petromyzontidae; family of parasitic lamprey with a toothed sucking mouth

noun:

• credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment

noun:

• house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud

noun:

• light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion ➜ 萌黄色

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)

noun:

• painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)

noun:

• rough cardboard made from straw
• low-grade paper (used as a lining) - archaism

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.) - Buddhism term
• food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

noun:

• tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps ➜ ピンセット

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

noun:

• someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do - slang - derogatory term

noun:

• supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter