noun:

• piece of stiff fabric worn under an obi to give more shape
• batten plate; stay plate

noun / ~する noun:

• complete change in public sentiment; leading the thought of the people to an entirely different channel - four character idiom

noun:

• sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest - Buddhism term

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

expression:

• even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb

adjectival noun:

• at the point of death; almost dead; about to die
• at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)

noun:

• (Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district ➜ 大選挙区制

expression:

• making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; giving a metal rod to an ogre [literal] - idiom

noun:

• subprime lending in housing mortage market; housing loans to low-income, high-risk consumers

noun:

• message butting in (to a conversation between two other people on a BBS, etc.) - slang

noun:

• school centred on preparing students to get into university ➜ 進学
• high-level school a person has entered

noun / ~の noun:

• one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another ➜ ばつが悪い
• coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

noun:

• Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles) - archaism ➜ 八色の姓
• you (referring to someone of lower status) ［まうと・もうと］

noun / ~する noun:

• being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

noun:

• Alan Smithee (pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project); Allen Smithee

noun:

• Indian gold-ring bristle-tooth (Ctenochaetus truncatus, species of bristletooth tang native to the Indian Ocean)

noun:

• yellow jersey (awarded to the winner of the Tour de France, etc.) - From French "maillot jaune"

noun:

• Protectorate General to Pacify the East; Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE ➜ 都護府

noun:

• Protectorate General to Pacify the West; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE ➜ 都護府

noun:

• ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar) - Buddhism term ➜ 十夜粥【じゅうやがゆ】

noun:

• favourable position (esp. in horse racing, e.g. in 3rd to 5th place during a race) - abbreviation ➜ 好位置

noun:

• ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko) ➜ 独鈷

noun:

• Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto) - Buddhism term ➜ 和讃【わさん】・来迎【らいごう】

noun:

• children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down

noun:

• brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister) ➜ ブラコン