noun:

• slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

noun:

• tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye

expression:

• stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on ➜ 一糸まとわぬ【いっしまとわぬ】・一糸纏わず【いっしまとわず】

noun:

• commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan

noun:

• protest advertising (on an issue by a pressure group)

noun:

• background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare

noun:

• customer relations; serving (helping, attending to, waiting on) customers - four character idiom

noun:

• conversation on worldly affairs; chat about everyday life (business) - four character idiom

noun:

• according to circumstances; dependent on the state of things - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• on very good terms with each other; romantically attached

noun:

• question based on rearranging (words) into the correct order

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)

noun:

• oil painting look (on processed photographs, etc.)

noun:

• wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on - obscure term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to look on with arms folded

noun / ~する noun:

• women picking up men (on the street) - from 逆+ナンパ - slang

noun:

• hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body) ➜ 半身不随

ichidan verb:

• to miss getting on (e.g. a plane) ➜ 乗り損なう

noun:

• memorandum of agreement on general trade terms and conditions

noun:

• gharial; gavial (large crocodilian found on the Indian subcontinent) - From French

noun:

• knurling; ridged pattern usu. on circular or cylindrical objects - From French ➜ ナーリング

noun:

• knurling; ridged pattern usu. on circular or cylindrical objects

noun:

• Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha ➜ 祖師禅

noun:

• star (white patch on the forehead of a horse) - obscure term ➜ 星月

noun:

• star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)