noun:

• dicing (e.g. cutting up of a microchip wafer)

expression:

• with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• indescribable (in praise of something); exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

noun:

• a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha

noun:

• decay (decline, corruption) of public morals; moral decadence - four character idiom

noun:

• complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits - four character idiom

noun:

• one's philosophy of making, saving, and spending money - four character idiom

noun:

• misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history) - four character idiom

noun:

• wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens - four character idiom

noun:

• a question of whether or not someone should resign - four character idiom

noun:

• horizontal structural members (beams, girders, etc.) of a building

noun / ~する noun:

• closing (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)

expression:

• feeling deeply ashamed of oneself; overwhelmed with shame

noun:

• operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuverability

noun:

• Fabaceae; pea family of plants ➜ 豆

expression:

• no concern of mine; nothing to do with me ➜ 関する

adjective:

• permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of ➜ 末永く【すえながく】

noun:

• Great Dane (type of dog)

noun:

• (Republic of) Ivory Coast; Côte d'Ivoire ➜ 象牙海岸

noun:

• Palaeoloxodon naumanni (extinct species of elephant)

noun:

• unsympathetic manager; section chief with a heart of stone

noun / suffix:

• wood; lumber; timber ➜ 材木
• man of talent ➜ 有為の材
• (raw) material; ingredients ➜ 材料

noun:

• Shu-Han (dynasty of China, 221-263 CE)

noun:

• thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking) ➜ 鍵を掛ける