noun:

• women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); comfort women [literal] - euphemism ➜ 従軍慰安婦

expression:

• bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness - four character idiom
• strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat in the New Year) ➜ 子の日の遊び

noun:

• flurry of snow in a clear sky
• winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops
• skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever ➜ 風ほろし

noun:

• companies exploiting debtors by forcing them to make expensive credit card purchases and buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

noun:

• war by proxy; proxy war

adverb / ~の noun:

• day after day; day by day

noun:

• trial by jury; jury trial

noun:

• contract marriage; marriage by contract

noun:

• resistance - From French
• popular resistance against a military invasion (especially of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

noun:

• Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to shine; to glow
• to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to round out
• to polish (by rubbing)

noun:

• barker; tout; hawker; someone who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, shops, bars, and such, by exhorting passing public

~する noun:

• calling out to potential customers

noun:

• adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches)
• to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

noun:

• Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

noun:

• quick response code (2-dimensional bar code commonly used by Japanese mobile phones to link to URLs); QR code

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 京間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 京間

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 田舎間

noun:

• expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry

noun:

• invention by an employee; employee invention; service invention

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to protect; to guard; to defend
• to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

noun:

• classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")