noun:

• oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)

noun:

• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

noun:

• fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling

noun:

• hostess club; bar with female companions for male customers - From English "cabaret club" ➜ キャバクラ

noun:

• quota for recommendations (e.g. student admissions, new team members, etc.); recommendation limit

noun / ~の noun:

• a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

noun:

• solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)

noun:

• entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance
• equipage for restraining and mounting horses ［のりくち］ - archaism

expression / noun:

• formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest - Law term

noun:

• middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic") ➜ 魔女

noun:

• biopower; Foucault's term for the regulation by modern states of their subjects

expression / noun:

• the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves) - Ōsaka dialect

noun / ~する noun:

• preservation of machinery or vehicles for display purposes (i.e. no longer operational) ➜ 動態保存

noun:

• barracks; cantonment
• temporary lodging with roof but no walls (esp. for military exercises) - orig. meaning

expression:

• apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other - abbr. of ＦＦ外から失礼します; used on twitter - slang

expression:

• apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other - abbr. of ＦＦ外から失礼します; used on twitter - slang

noun:

• current net income; net income for the year; current net earnings; current net profit; current term net income; current term net profit; net profit for the year

noun:

• fishing; angling
• change (e.g. for a purchase) - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation ➜ 釣り銭

noun / ~する noun:

• trolling; writing false posts online - slang

expression:

• excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

noun:

• retirement age
• years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion - archaism

noun:

• stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

noun:

• golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity
• season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

adverb:

• even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

noun / ~する noun:

• selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion