noun:

• caring for one's parents in return

noun:

• proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained ➜ 拘束名簿式比例代表制

noun:

• humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.) ➜ 謙譲語ＩＩ

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom

noun:

• paper used in pre-bout rituals - Sumo term

expression:

• in public; in company

expression / ichidan verb:

• to discuss in the same terms; to treat equally

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

noun:

• (the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power - four character idiom

noun:

• phone in request (e.g. calling a radio station to request a song)

noun:

• question and answer in writing; written reply to a written question

noun:

• mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; "something short-lived" [figurative] - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• roasting in foil wrapper; food roasted wrapped in foil

noun:

• countries that do not use Chinese characters in their writing; non-kanji countries

noun:

• Portuguese card game popular in Japan during the late 16th century ➜ ウンスンカルタ

adverb:

• in a big way; on a grand scale

noun:

• phone in request (e.g. calling a radio station to request a song) - abbreviation ➜ 電話リクエスト

noun:

• pattern now in fashion

adverb:

• in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion ➜ 形【なり】
• within its capacity; within limitations

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be in a different genre; to belong to a different category ➜ 異にする

noun:

• plants which flower in autumn (fall)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe

noun:

• request to arrest a member of parliament while still in session ➜ 不逮捕特権

noun:

• in the hole

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back ➜ 突き返す【つきかえす】
• to reject; to send back ➜ 突き返す【つきかえす】