noun:

• megafeps (mnemonic for verbs that never precede infinitives, but rather their gerunds); mind, enjoy, give up, avoid, finish, escape, postpone, stop

noun:

• digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product

noun:

• fraudulent way of business, cajoling people into buying articles for an extremely high price by claiming they will bring good luck ➜ 霊感商法

noun:

• Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term

noun:

• underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.

noun:

• komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

noun / ~の noun:

• on business; for business; business purpose

expression / interjection:

• for shame!; shame on you!; shame! ➜ 恥を知る

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another ➜ 密会・乳繰り合う

noun:

• very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position) - four character idiom

noun:

• Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)

noun:

• Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai) ➜ 日吉神道

noun:

• searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

auxiliary verb / godan ~く verb:

• to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done - contraction of ..て or で plus 置く

noun:

• football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer) ➜ サッカーボール

noun / ~する noun:

• attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)

noun / ~する noun:

• spin (as in 'take a car for a spin'); run

noun / ~の noun:

• arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews - four character idiom

noun:

• football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

noun:

• decoy (for hunting); stool
• lure; decoy; stool pigeon; trap ［おとり］

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience