noun:

• general rise in stock prices

expression:

• a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (pouring) water on a hot stone [literal] - idiom

noun:

• nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land - Buddhism term

noun:

• traffic accident resulting in property damage

noun:

• bite-sized morsels wrapped in nori - Food term ➜ 海苔

noun:

• honour (honor) awarded to samurai in Tosa

noun:

• late-arriving person

noun / ~する noun:

• tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something - four character idiom

adjective:

• in a bad way; dull

noun:

• lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance - Buddhism term

noun:

• path in a field

noun:

• samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers - four character idiom

noun:

• young woman who is proficient in a foreign language - From English "biling(ual) girl"

noun:

• crisis in a battle; death

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience) ➜ 間を持たせる

noun:

• binding a book in an oblong shape

noun:

• kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times ➜ 七変化【しちへんげ】
• the seven common disguises of ninja

noun:

• stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce - abbr. of 海老のチリソース煮 - abbreviation

noun:

• in-house manufactured goods

noun:

• beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin ➜ どて焼き【どてやき】

noun:

• unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be reflected in a mirror

noun / ~する noun:

• instructions sent in response to a question (from an embassy, consulate, etc.)

noun:

• salvation by faith in Amitabha - four character idiom - Buddhism term ➜ 阿弥陀
• relying upon others for attaining one's own objective - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to be in a slump - from 閑古鳥が鳴く ➜ 閑古鳥が鳴く【かんこどりがなく】