noun:

• conformism; following the crowd; swimming with the tide; me-tooism - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• very reasonable; being perfectly consistent with reason; standing to reason - four character idiom

noun:

• company name with the words "kabushiki kaisha" at the end ➜ 前株

noun:

• ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

noun:

• seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon ➜ 魚すき

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy - sometimes incorrectly as 身につままれる

noun:

• incense clock (marks time with a smouldering train of incense)

noun:

• colored shirt - From English "color shirt"
• shirt with a collar - From English "collar shirt"

noun:

• puncher (boxing); boxer with a strong punch - Sports term
• hole punch ➜ パンチ
• keypuncher - abbreviation ➜ キーパンチャー

noun:

• Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)

noun:

• boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables) ➜ 塩煮【しおに】

noun:

• gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling car; vehicle with high fuel consumption

noun:

• geta with skating blades; skates made from geta

noun:

• shoyu flavoured with katsuobushi broth; bonito-flavoured soy sauce

noun:

• salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to be eloquent; to have a way with words ➜ 弁が立つ【べんがたつ】

noun:

• coating a painting with a layer of transparent oil

noun:

• greenish-black earth
• green verditer ➜ 岩緑青
• dark green tinged with yellow

noun:

• trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding

noun:

• passing successfully (inspection, examination, etc.); passing through with no problems

noun:

• marginal village; depopulated village with most inhabitants being senior citizens

expression:

• with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.) ➜ 共【ごと】

noun:

• fruit jelly (gelled with konjac starch); fruit jello

expression / godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to match; to harmonize with (also feelings, aroma, etc.)