noun:

• plank of a bridge; bridge plank

noun / ~する noun:

• overthrow of the shogunate

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• number of characters; number of letters; word count

noun:

• renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else ➜ 相借家【あいじゃくや】
• person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself ➜ 相借家【あいじゃくや】

noun / ~する noun:

• closing of the fireplace in a Zen temple (first day of the 2nd month) ➜ 開炉

noun:

• realm of the senses; sensible world; material world

noun:

• method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering

noun:

• vaginal portion of cervix - From Latin "portio"

noun:

• mood of a poem; poet's mood when writing

noun:

• fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown - four character idiom

noun:

• superphosphate of lime

noun:

• festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce ➜ 恵比寿【えびす】

noun:

• relocation of wild animals to a remote location - four character idiom

noun:

• photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions - abbreviation ➜ カメラ小僧

noun:

• men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• principle of superposition; superposition principle

noun / ~する noun:

• rattling of a house

expression / suffix:

• no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen - after -masu stem of verb ➜ っこない

noun:

• advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy ➜ コンシューマリズム
• consumer spending; high levels of consumption ➜ コンシューマリズム

noun:

• bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house

noun:

• the intensity or illuminating power of light

noun:

• form of ancient Chinese entertainment similar to a circus (brought to Japan during the Nara period) ➜ 猿楽

noun:

• "limit of heat" solar term (approx. Aug. 23, when the weather is said to start cooling down) ➜ 二十四節気

expression:

• it's the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan's fault; LDP-blamer - from 自民が ..; used to mock critics of the LDP - slang - derogatory term ➜ 自民党