noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

noun:

• Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement

noun:

• Application-Specific Integrated Circuit; ASIC - IT term

noun:

• geta for wear in dry weather

suffix / counter:

• counter for rules

noun:

• rule; regulation - obscure term

expression:

• this for sure; certainly is ➜ こそ

expression:

• leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• round box for apportioning individual rice servings

adjectival noun:

• word-for-word; verbatim ➜ 逐語訳

noun:

• using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)

noun / ~する noun:

• request for (written) information; document request

noun:

• technique for catching gobies using a straw mat or basket - obscure term

counter:

• counter for ships (large boats)
• counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
• counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• having a prince for a president; being the recipient of (an imperial favor, favour); reverential acceptance

noun:

• right crop for the land; suitable crop for the land - four character idiom

expression:

• thanks for uploading; expression of gratitude used primarily on video-sharing websites (esp. Niconico) - from うｐ (upload) and 乙 (お疲れ様) - slang ➜ 乙

noun:

• night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come - archaism
• night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar - archaism

noun:

• falsely-provoked arrest for obstruction; police pretending to be knocked down so as to have grounds for an arrest ➜ 公妨

noun:

• hakama for women (esp. hakama worn by female students and teachers in the Meiji period) - archaism

noun:

• stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place
• wholesale rag dealer

noun:

• observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
• astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 霊台郎・天文博士
• place where the soul is located - archaism

noun:

• social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)

expression:

• thank you for your continued patronage - abbreviation ➜ 毎度有り難うございます

expression:

• I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...

noun:

• apartment for rent