noun:

• volcanic activity report; information on volcanic activity

noun:

• yusoku cuisine; banquet cuisine based on that of Heian period nobility - Food term ➜ 本膳料理

noun:

• peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone

noun:

• kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc. - Food term

noun:

• shikantaza; meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object - Buddhism term

noun:

• false science; science out of line with the world of thought

adverb:

• conversely; on the contrary

noun:

• foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
• going on foot; walking ［徒・徒歩・歩・歩行］ - archaism ➜ 徒歩

noun / ~する noun:

• arrival; payment on sight

noun:

• street with streetcar tracks; street with a tram line

noun / ~する noun:

• dependence; depending on
• possession (by a spirit, etc.)

noun:

• news commentary; comments on the news

noun:

• lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement) ➜ 六曜

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤に掛ける

noun / ~する noun:

• kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees

noun / ~する noun:

• being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling

adverb:

• at the long end (e.g. hold); on the long side (e.g. cut) ➜ 長め

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to butter up; to try to get on the good side of

noun:

• aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper

noun:

• emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity

expression:

• search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse somebody - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools ➜ 両天秤を掛ける

noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - abbreviation - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンスターペアレント

noun:

• under the table; word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter