noun:

• mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)

noun:

• vitreous body (of the eye); vitreous humor; vitreous humour; the vitreous - Anatomy term

noun:

• (in P2P networks) a program that monitors (and adjusts) activity of a P2P program - colloquialism - IT term ➜ モニター

noun:

• auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine) ➜ 本社

noun:

• brownstriped mackerel scad (Decapterus muroadsi)
• mackerel scad (any fish of genus Decapterus)

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to ➜ 垂んとす

expression / adjective:

• to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of ➜ 気に留める

noun:

• Mikawa manzai; style of manzai originating in the Mikawa region in Aichi prefecture ➜ 万歳【まんざい】

~の noun / noun:

• related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term Antonym: 無縁【むえん】
• related; relevant Antonym: 無縁【むえん】

noun:

• China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance

noun:

• New Year (esp. first three days) - polite language ➜ 正月
• the first month of the year; January - polite language ➜ 正月

noun / ~する noun:

• failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year) Antonym: 及第
• falling short of the standard; not making the grade

noun / ~する noun:

• having deep knowledge of; being expert in; being well versed in; being conversant with
• (a boy's) first ejaculation; semenarche

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration

noun:

• litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; lichee; litchi nut ➜ ライチ
• bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd - abbreviation ➜ 蔓茘枝
• Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod) - abbreviation ➜ 茘枝貝

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (e.g. load, patronage of customers, etc.); to hold on to

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

ichidan verb:

• to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

noun:

• word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji" ➜ 女房詞

noun:

• Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
• woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth ［産女・孕女］ - obscure term

noun:

• controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)

noun:

• big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages) - abbreviation ➜ 印地打ち