noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business

noun:

• tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

noun:

• stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock

adverb:

• holding horizontally in one's mouth; holding on the side of one's mouth

godan ~る verb:

• to stand by; to be on standby

noun:

• Shangri-La; paradise on earth

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cause trouble (for someone); to have an unfavourable effect on (unfavorable)

noun:

• enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism) - four character idiom

noun:

• isobar; isopiestic line

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

noun:

• rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• (engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• running errands; going on errands
• (transaction of) business; going about one's business
• doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
• purveying; purveyor - esp. 用達 ➜ 御用達

expression / noun:

• stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to belittle; to look down on

noun:

• not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road

noun:

• Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen

noun:

• levitation; floating on air

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to extend (building); to build on

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
• to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope - idiom

noun:

• telephone dating or sex service; sex chat line - From English "telephone club"

ichidan verb:

• to wear; to put on (a sword)

noun:

• tao-tie engraving; figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty