noun:

• fatwa; legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue - From Arabic "fatwa"

noun:

• nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

noun / ~する noun:

• dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master) - Buddhism term
• certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)

noun:

• type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)

noun:

• woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties

noun:

• dark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)

noun:

• standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
• being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

• sacking; bagging
• land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads ➜ 裏地

pronoun:

• that girl; that kid
• you (mainly used by a brothel owner or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls) - archaism ➜ 禿

noun:

• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ➜ 御触書

noun:

• sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; Mar. 26, 2010)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to fold (one's) arms
• to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively

noun / ~する noun:

• addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging
• making do; getting by; managing ➜ 抜き差しならない・抜き差しならぬ

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of
• to lead by the hand

noun:

• staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)

noun:

• prostitution in which anal sex services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons") - play on 花びら回転 ➜ 花びら回転・ピンクサロン

noun:

• by the end of this week; within the week

noun / ~の noun:

• money politics (i.e corruption of politics by money)

noun:

• place by the lamp; area under the lamp

ichidan verb:

• to be carried away by; to be talked into

noun / ~する noun:

• working for a company; being employed by a company

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be enthralled by
• to be disguised as

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be squashed by; to be pinned under ➜ 下敷き

~と adverb:

• (with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by - onomatopoeia