noun:

• visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

noun:

• style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform - abbreviation - From English "Yokohama traditional"

noun:

• national of a third country
• foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean) - derogatory term

noun:

• double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions - four character idiom

noun:

• the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka) - four character idiom

noun:

• aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement ➜ 閑寂枯淡

noun:

• broadfin sawtail catshark (Galeus nipponensis, found in China, Japan, and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge)

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

expression / noun:

• going back and forth; changing scenery (theatre); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)

noun / ~する noun:

• tiger's howling
• "being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)" [figurative]

noun:

• young men and women who frequented Miyuki Street, Ginza, in the summer of 1964

noun:

• magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)

noun:

• ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip ➜ 禹歩
• dance steps inspired by this ceremony

adverb / ~と adverb:

• slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit - onomatopoeia
• slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group - four character idiom

noun:

• cold noodles (in Korean style)
• chilled Chinese noodles - Kansai dialect ➜ 冷やし中華
• cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping ➜ つけ麺

noun:

• yen-denominated foreign bond; samurai bond; bond denominated in yen issued by a non-Japanese issuer

noun:

• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ［はんにゃめん］
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to break off; to knock off
• to create a false eye by sacrificing a stone (in go)

noun / ~する noun:

• covering private parts (esp. actors during filming)

noun:

• minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape)
• lined hakama that bulge in the front ［前張り・前張］

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

noun:

• garden; trees and flowers in a garden

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• pure and unadulterated; pure in heart; simplehearted - four character idiom