noun:

• costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.) ➜ キャラ・緩い

noun:

• stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist) - Ōsaka dialect ➜ 才取会員

noun:

• cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping - idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• hanging; dangling

noun:

• April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇汁

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

noun:

• Honnoji Incident; forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide (June 21, 1582)

noun:

• downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself ➜ 脇【わき】
• doorjamb; jambe; jamb

noun:

• broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes - trademark of Pip Co., Ltd. - From English "shampoo hat"

noun:

• ABCD line; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940

noun:

• suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion) - colloquialism

noun:

• PET bottle syndrome; insulin deficiency allegedly caused by high consumption of drinks from plastic bottles

noun:

• practice of grouping students by popularity according to their appearance, interests, personality, etc. - From English "school caste"

noun / ~する noun:

• surrender; submission; capitulation
• being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

noun / ~する noun:

• percussion; tapping; examining by percussion - Medicine term
• sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

noun:

• side; flank ➜ 横腹【よこばら】
• illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

noun:

• ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries
• horse led by a rope

noun:

• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters

noun:

• stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot - four character idiom

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - obscure term - four character idiom ➜ 息災延命

noun:

• campaign to prevent a public construction work by acquiring a minuscule tract of land - four character idiom

noun:

• monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court - honorific language

noun:

• person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi) - Sumo term