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:

• one-yen coin

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:

• temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity) - Buddhism term ➜ 本地

noun:

• someone who asks others for answers without first researching by himself - slang

expression:

• to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end ➜ 手段を選ばずに

noun:

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

noun:

• one's real mother

noun:

• one's daughter and heiress

noun / ~する noun:

• show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something) - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to celebrate one's recovery from illness

noun:

• one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words - four character idiom

expression:

• day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by ➜ 日を追って

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be withered or nipped by frost

noun:

• loyalty to one's ruler

ichidan verb:

• to be carried away by; to be talked into

noun:

• according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough - four character idiom

noun:

• the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch - four character idiom

noun:

• one full year

expression / adverb:

• by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

godan ~る verb:

• to cut by rubbing; to wear out; to spend all (one's money)

expression / adjective:

• find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give one's name; to introduce oneself
• to announce one's candidacy

noun:

• stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one cho (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach ➜ 町石

noun:

• plastic moulding over cables to prevent damage by wheels; cable protector - From English "wagon mould"