noun:

• Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age) ➜ 五奉行

noun:

• deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term

noun:

• carrying over a bill from one Diet session to the next, being deliberated by a committee in the interim

noun:

• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism

noun:

• selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner

noun:

• keitai-mail friend (someone one keeps in touch with only by typing messages with one's thumb) - obscure term - slang ➜ 親指

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

noun:

• splash; spray
• chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.); getting mixed up in

noun:

• withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment

noun:

• puppet powered by (falling) water; water-powered contrivance; show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)

adverb / ~の noun:

• close by; right there; short distance away; a hop, skip and jump away
• at once; as soon as possible; immediately

noun:

• job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009) - from 合点
• physical work
• physical workers; blue-collar workers

noun:

• traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for letting him go first at a junction

noun:

• One Village One Product movement; OVOP; campaign to boost the countryside by promoting the special products of local areas

noun:

• tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

noun:

• private account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers - slang ➜ 垢

noun:

• remote island; distant island ［えんとう・とおじま］
• punishment by exile to a remote island ［えんとう・おんとう］

noun:

• mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women
• women-only location

noun:

• Western word or sentence
• word created by translating components of a Western word

noun:

• imperial coronation crown
• celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings

noun:

• briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them - abbreviation ➜ ムントテラピー

noun:

• Jupiter (Roman god) ➜ ゼウス
• Jupiter (planet) - Astronomy term ➜ 木星【もくせい】
• Jupiter Symphony; Symphony No. 41 by Mozart - abbreviation

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)