noun:

• secret meeting or conference

noun:

• smoke or heat sensor or detector

noun:

• prayer for school success

noun:

• later or latest report; further information

expression:

• like it or not; like or not like - usu. 〜...ない, etc. ➜ 好き嫌い【すききらい】

noun:

• intelligence or information network

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

noun:

• hawker's or vendor's cry

noun:

• state or provincial election

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith ➜ 寺請制度

noun:

• sad or tragic story

noun:

• moral or political commitment to a cause - From French "engagement"

adverb / ~と adverb:

• squeaking or creaking (followed by a thump) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting a home or a shrine

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - Mahjong term ➜ 立直【リーチ】

noun:

• erotic or pornographic book (Edo period)

noun:

• seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance - four character idiom

expression:

• rain or shine

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

noun:

• decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be folded under or inside

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

noun:

• Buddhist country

noun:

• animal or carnal desires; lust

noun:

• children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle ➜ 押し競べ【おしくらべ】